When I was young. <br />I could wish for many. <br />My mind expanded into a land where all could come true. <br />The world revolved around me and whatever came from a mind. <br />Everything I wanted to do came true, everything. <br />I am free there, forever free. <br />Nothing bad happened, nothing at all. <br />My friend with me always, I was hugging him tightly, like a scared child. <br />I wasn’t scared, nothing bad happened, how could I be scared? <br />My friend’s ears, one gone, and he had a little dirty here and there, brown fur. <br />He was with me always, and I felt safe, even though nothing tough or bad is going to happen. <br />I didn’t know how but I cause the wind, the grass, and sunshine in this magical place. <br />When I was so little, I was so happy. <br />You don’t know, but time flies, and so does our childhood. <br />I’m trying, I’m trying. <br />To let you know how much this means. <br />As days fade and nights grow. <br />I, we, grow old.<br /><br />Tamari Streeter<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/when-i-was-young-18/
