When I Was Young (Poem #35)

When I was young, I used to think
That this world had some kind of link
To a different world beyond
All of the seas and lakes and pond

When I was young, I wanted to know
How the rivers tend to flow
And where it ended at the end
Once it goes through all the bends


When I was young, I didn’t believe
Everything that I had seen
With my eyes due to the awe
And why everything would always fall


When I was young, I really liked
To climb and jump and swim and hike
Through the forest and pretend
That all the happiness never ends


When I was young, I never knew
The difference between old and new
I always thought life never dies
That no one ever has to cry

When I was young, I believed
That I had to have strength within me
In order to survive this horrid world
Whether you’re a boy or girl


When I was young, I had known
Not everything is how it’s shown
That there are good things, there are bad
And regretful things are in the past


When I was young, what I wanted the most
Was to sail the ocean from coast to coast
And meet new people and see new places
To live my life without the traces


Of tears or pain or sadness or fear
But I know now that I’m just a mere
Mortal in this small, cruel life
I knew that I didn’t really like


When I think back to my young age
Those were the only special days
When I would smile and be happy
While I dreamed up my fantasy


But I know now that that’s the past
I treasure the moments as they last
But those days are through and done
Those special days when I was young

Crush At The Mall (Poem #34)

I’m at the mall with all my friends
We laugh and giggle as we have fun
I glance from left and then to right
Until I knew my search was done


You walk in with all of your buddies
Casually making your way through
The crowd of girls who stand
In the middle between me and you


You turn your gaze towards my direction
And smile and walk towards me
I try to look away to hide
The smile that shows my glee


You walk closer to my table
As my friends slowly disperse
You give me a shy salutation
Before we slowly converse


I’ve noticed that you
Didn’t really look away much
Your smile is shy, but very kind
I blush whenever we touch


We exchange our numbers
Just for each other to call
I brag to all of my friends
About my cute crush at the mall