7 yr olds

lets forget all our problems
and return to a time of love
much, much simpler
than this

take out the pink crayon
and write it down
and pass it to me
'do u lyke mee? chek yes or noh'
and ill check yes
and pass it back
quick before the teacher sees

we'll go to lunch together
and you let me cut you in line
and ill smile and buy you a cookie
even though boys always pay for the first date
(but nobody has to know)

at recess you
let me catch you in tag
and I run and run
all the way behind the tree
where you follow
and I kiss you on the cheek
and run away

at the end of the day
i'll give you my facebook account
(cuz somehow its now acceptable for a second grader to have one)
and we'll chat at midnight
and I giggle
at your chicken jokes
and kiss my phone
(why do kids nowadays need phones!)
and fall asleep with you
close to my heart

just for a moment
lets find our innocence
and learn to love
as freely
as truly
as seven year olds