I stood on the grass
And my shadow fell on a yellow flower
With a ladybug on its petals.
There was a marker in my hand
That I stole from someone's desk.
I stood on the grass
In the morning
When the sunlight makes the dew on the mead
Glitter like the ocean.
I stood on the grass
And forgot for a moment
That I was sitting there alone
With no socks
And a hole in my shoe.
I smiled at the flower
Like I was possessed,
And those passing by stared at me;
At the young man with frizzy hair
Who has lost his mind.
There was a man selling balloons to the children.
I called a little girl towards me.
“How do I look?”
I asked, smiling.
She took the marker from me
And drew something on the balloon
Before giving it to me.
There was a sad face on the balloon;
The lips turned downward.
I looked at it
And smiled even more.
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