one thing I remember is how to shut up.
it's the laughter at the table that is the big crime.
Daddy's trying to study for the big test.
and you, little child, are a chaos of noise.
bind all that freedom into pocket size bundles and hold them still until spoken to.
and then, expect not to be spoken to
for some time.
my foot came down hard on this land mine.
I was in the field, skipping, delighted, full and free with a big, open heart
and suddenly,
I'm scattered everywhere in the trees and trash.
exploded.
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