old man in the park

children running around

old man just standing

watching, wondering

how did that happen

where did all the time go

look, i know this, i am this

i am that child, even still

the lightness, the swiftness

the excitement, the joy

the urgency of being

run, run, and away

i am that, i feel all that

it’s alive, it’s in the now

it’s all in me, so it is me

time flows through me

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