I saw something as a boy that I’ve never forgotten. I told adults about it and even took them back to the spot, but by then the family had blended into a crowded place built for happiness.
Having grown up in a world of, “I love you,” and, “I’m proud of you,” I wasn’t prepared for my introduction to another one.
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No Going Back
If I could go back
In time go to Disney when
That baby was hit
So hard in public back when
We did nothing about it
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Stunned round red shock-faced
Showed no emotion to slaps
Stared through as if dis-
Connected doll eyes hollow
Mid-40s if still seeing
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Day’s drive to boy-think
Can we go back to that place
What did you forget
I’m not forgetting something
I lost something remembered
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