With all our efforts,
\nwe fight our aged, tired eyes
\nto be together,
\nto clench our childhood ties.<\/p>\n
In soft moonlight,
\nwe stay out after hours
\nexploring this city’s dwindling fires
\nor the neighbor’s bed of flowers.<\/p>\n
I love your company
\nwhen we play pretend;
\nlike restless children
\nplaying Muppet Treasure Island.<\/p>\n
Like cabin fever,
\nwe wait to take each other on
\nin Tag, Hide and Seek, or both.
\nWe’ll stay up until the night is gone.<\/p>\n
We hide our insecurities
\nwhen we galavant like this.
\nNever thinking to imagine
\nwe would ever miss a kiss.<\/p>\n
You keep me young,
\nmy love of many names.
\nMay we never grow old,
\ntoo old to play our nightly games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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