Superpower
Oh, I was a super power
Riding the waves of creeks
By railways, we pirates secretly
Lived by pretending we were children
Of families that didn’t exist
Rafts made of found wood
Sails and masts tied to perfection
As we fought each other
For lands and treasures
We both claimed
Swords so deadly they’d break
Their mighty blades of the pirates
Scrawny, child-like
Ribs, boots soaked clothes muddied
My captain hooked, pimped off to either
Side, tomboyed girl screaming, ambushing
Until the growling stomachs forced us to
Flee to our pretend mothers, who
In dismay, laughed and fed these
Sea worn kids. Oh to know the
Random sweet wet clothes and
Boots not condemned but encouraged
Innocent imaginations still swirl
In those giant waves of childhood
Memories.
bg participates in Megaphone community writing workshops at the Rainier
Hotel.
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