Eyes drift open

Yawns fly from my lips with a buzz

My arms stretch the lengths of the earth

And it’s time to go

 

Car gulping down gas

My map tattooed into my skin

Icy water ready at a snap

Music swelling and falling

 

A cast of characters take the stage

My confidants, soldiers at war

The war is a good time

Amazing food in abundance

 

A woman named Joy stretches my face into a smile

Laughter so true my stomach is rock hard

Glittery rain falling

Warm in the arms of friends

 

Life becomes a spy movie

Chasing villains that aren’t there

But we feel important

We craft gadgets and gizmos

 

As the day closes we will not relinquish

There are more jokes

More hijinks

More happiness

 

We are kids once more.