Boy Wonder

Long before the tent went down
I was my own boy wonder ..

I could vanish from suburbia ..
no hands, one unicycle.

I would clump on homemade stilts
sidewalk cracks, were rivers

kitty kats who climbed too high
would hop down on my shoulders.

I could take a pogo stick
and bounce myself
to heaven's gate

nice to see what won't await
when the tent comes down.

Some people made it clear to me
that wonder wasn't meant for me
just study the family tree
& put that silly tent away.

Long before the tent came down
I was my own boy wonder

I could spin a playground ball
into a whirl of color

I'd prepare ice cream stick boats
whenever I heard thunder
and launch them in the pouring rain
to race against each other

I would make the backyard tent
my home ,my world , my fortress
It was my green time machine
that took me anywhere I'd dream

But people made it clear to me
that wonder wasn't made for me
Just study the family tree
and put that silly tent away.

Long before the tent went down
I was full of wonder ......,