Aerie InternationaL - Missoula County Public Schools

jamie piscotta
layton, utah, usa
We Were So WISe
I wish I could go back
and not just to my childhood
I mean all the way back
to that day we reached the moon
and came back for a lunch picnic in the forest
and after we built a castle
then chased the clouds
but just before it all ended we found Africa
and we stopped at the watering hole
we squished the dark mud through our toes
of course we made mud pies, and we sold them to the zebras and giraffe
with our skin still covered we climbed out and laid on the driveway
you said you liked the way it felt as it dried
the way it got hard and tightened like armor
I liked the way it looked
you seemed 100 years old
(and I believe you had the wisdom to match)
with skin like the elephant, baked in God’s oven
the African savanna
we found the fountain of youth that day, too
the green hose washed away our cracks and wrinkles
but we were still wise
we knew the meaning of life
we traveled the world
our castles were made from blankets
and were still strong enough to keep out dragons
a steep hill was the only rocket fuel we needed
and a good pie would only cost two smooth stones
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