All we need
we’ll take with us
when we go.
When we leave this place.
Move on to the next.
So, it’s okay
to enjoy
the plastic and metal,
the concrete and virtual.
Go ahead,
experience the highs
and lows.
Run,
walk.
Freefall.
Taste the salt of sweat and tears—our ocean.
Remember the puppies,
the ferret,
the porch full of stray cats,
a mouse in a box,
and birds.
Us, taking them all in,
no matter what.
Don’t forget the plastic turtle sandbox,
swing set,
and trampoline.
Trips to Bronner’s,
soccer fields,
our fishing spot.
Animal ice cream cones,
silks,
and
Camp Peace.
The walks
and hikes
and drives,
and how we always came back
to the big, old blue house.
That invisible connection
that will never break
and will always bring us
back
together again.
~ KJ
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