Mornings of cinnamon-fried donuts

Days of sweaty foreheads and rosey cheeks

Evenings of dancing barefoot across cool grass

Nights of fire-smoke and charcoaled hands

Moments that flew by as quickly as they came

Life was timeless

Until an overbearing cat

Laid itself on my chest

It’s weight making it hard to breathe

To dream

I enjoyed the solitude it gave

But I hated the complacent comfort it cr...