I hope your childhood was as precious as my own.
My inspiration comes from gummy bears and licorice,
laying down feet dangling on the carpet of creativity.
Colors crashed together to create my endless rainbow on construction paper,
puzzles jigged in the right spots where I saw the bigger picture,
and footprints dancing across the room were evidence of a day well spent.

The swing is where I first saw the world up high;
breathing in the air that the trees exhaled for me
looking down on my playground heaven,
I vowed then and there to love the world forever.
I smile at the day I fell in love with life underneath the clouds
and above my feet I wished to stay mid air forever.

Instead I got taller and a little less wise,
but I've been told that I'll gain that back when I get older.
Still eating gummy bears,
not so sure of what I'll do after I finish.
So I'll keep on munching on these delicious animal delicacies
until I figure out what to do with my love, my life, underneath the clouds.