Notes From The Train
Remember when shoes didn't matter
or clothes were okay being dirty at the end of the day because they were evidence of a day well spent. Remember when jewelry was a piece of string with painted macaroni and you didn't care because you thought it looked marvelous on you. Remember when responsibility was too long a word to bother knowing. When holding hands was a big step and made your heart soar. Remember when the only pain you really knew was the gash in your knee from playing too rough with the boys on the street. Remember hopscotch. Remember marbles and tops and swimming at the public pool. Remember training bras and tea sets. Remember when being in trouble usually resulted in a spanking. When the only real mistakes you made in life were coloring outside the lines. Remember when today was all that mattered and all you could think about, so much so that you wanted to do it again tomorrow.
Remember these things
But most importantly remember who you were
for who you were
is not who you are now but who you want to ultimately be
... This is my journey.
May292012
The beat flows through me
like purple honey
every single time it drops
an explosion
puts my soul in motion
I play it
pray
it never stops
I hold it close to me
feel reverberations
of magic-made creations
how they’re supposed to be
deep down in the bottom of my shoe
where my sole is
tap tap tap
the rhythm right through me
my mark is right there where that hole is
I danced into the earth
and found myself rebirthed
Your ears heard
while mine listened
and my soul glistened
hummed like twilight before night time
moonlight before sunshine
listen
it’s a whisper
crisper than the crack of dawn
louder than a mid-cut lawn
more beautiful than black and white
more powerful than kryptonite
but don’t worry
it’s nothing if your hear it
but if you listen…
© 2011 Megan Lucas
