He was walking down his street peacefully
\nIt was just another day
\nThe same old monotonous day
\nBut he liked the sameness, the luxury of normalcy
\nAt his age, he valued a day lacking stress and excitement
\nHe adjusted his walking stick and continued walking
\nThud! A bright red football missed his ear by inches
\nThe owner of the football was a chubby four-year old
\nWho had ‘trouble’ written all over him
\n” Grandpa, I am your new neighbor,”
\nThe boy announced in a cute sing-song voice
\nGrandpa felt a tiny wave of anxiety sweep over him
\nThis meant bidding goodbye to a ‘normal, same-old day’ goodbye
\nThe boy kicked the ball to him, Grandpa could smell his adrenaline rush
\nHe remembered himself in his green and yellow school jersey
\nHe sighed. He smiled.
\n“Let’s go, boy!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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