Golden

perfect 

no words for it

once distant 

we now walk around it

a golden childhood

bites an adulthood

quiet now- 

don’t upset it

summer vacations

birthdays, cousins

love if you were lucky

and even if you weren’t

growing up what were 

they thinking

nothing’s impossible

someone’s watching

like it was golden  

pulled by the roots

cleaned, cut up

salted, and cooked

you’ve never forgotten

how sweet it tasted

your stomach aches

without explanation