Used to be Cute

It is easy to see

as they try to sell

cookies, they used

to be cute

Adolescents who now

are becoming early

adults, caught between

being really young,

starting to pay car payments

They are in between,

and they give me bouts

of nostalgia.

Up and Up

I traveled up

and up, from the wide

roads to the narrow

To find that quiet place

where I could be alone

and remember my name

Remembering the word

heritage in a solitude.

Nicknames

They give others

nicknames, rude creatures

who take their beaks

trying to tear others down.

I will go behind them

scattering seed to replant

rebuilding what they try

to destroy.

 

Ridley Flock