My earth is cracked,
My walls are barren,
While my ears have grown deaf
For I no longer hear
The children's innocent laughter
And their cries of utter joy
"Look mommy look! I can Fly! I can fly!"
Bouncing off these peeling walls,
And my bones cry in agony
For no one has caressed,
My once shimmering slides
And those twin swing sets
That allowed children
To touch the stars
Twinkling in the cloudless sky...
No longer do they care
If my emerald green hair
Grows pale and long,
Or when biting weeds
Replace my scented blossoms
Whose rainbow-streaked petals
Adorning fresh dew drops
reflected genuine smiles
that gushed out from simple souls...
Where have all those children gone?
Have their iPads and laptops
Locked them in bars of glass
And games they delete
When boredom strikes?
Do they whisper their dreams,
To those lifeless machines
Like they used to do with me?
How... How I miss those children;
The little girl with the black curls
Who learned how to ride
That pink bike of hers,
Or that freckled boy
Who flew so high
On my red swing,
And almost touched the sky
Or those who played hide and seek
And tickled my tree trunks...
How can I forget
The lovely elderly couple
Who watered my plants
And fed the animals?
Oh those little creatures
I wonder where they roam
Or what cage holds them
As mine fade one by one...
What happened?
How did I grow childless
And slept restlessly,
As time broke me down?
I wonder now...
If they will turn me into a parking lot?
Or will I forever stay here
With my gates closed
And my heart drowning in sorrow
Just because I am childless?
I wonder.... I do...
MT- June 29, 2015
A/N: thoughts on this one? I am submitting this as one of my assignments for the creative writing class... you're supposed to write about images you have taken... so I thought about writing the rundown playground in my neighborhood.... Constructive Criticism is welcome..., and you silent readers, please comment...
