Remember when we were children?
Remember when we used to beg and beg
when our parents whispered to each other
with unknown words
that we longed to know?
Remember when we used to think
ourselves so daring
when we said the word “dumb”?
A very bad word.
Remember when we thought
that having a boring sugar cookie
instead of a chocolate chip one
was the most devastating event?
Remember when we would think
that only bad people were mean
and only bad people would yell
and only bad people would hit.
Remember when we thought
that the world would be so much funner
if only we were grown up
and we would know everything.
Those secrets we would know.
Like they said.
“When we were older,
we would understand.”
But now we understand.
Remember when we were innocent
and the secrets were fun?
And life was one big, fun game?
Now we understand.
And life isn’t so fun anymore.
