For Their aMUSEment

A simple request, call for company
Answered without hesitation
Down the hall, burst through screen door
Leaped the porch steps in a single bound
Mind elated with anticipation
Feet thumping hastily down the street
Until the park comes into view
Behold the angel of his affection
Perched atop the twisty slide
She greets him with a mischievous grin
Then disappears into the curly cylinder
He races over meet at the mouth
Just a hair behind her speedy arrival
Giggling she reaches for his hand
After a firm grip, a pulling force
He topples to the ground
Dueling laughter echoes up the tube
She darts off towards the merry-go-round
Just on her heels he follows suit
The ruckus draws the attention of a boy in a box of sand
Confused looks camouflage his jealousy
They pay him no mind, lost in each other
Spinning circles as fast as they can
The whirring of air and blurring of sight
The soundtrack of joyous guffaw
As reality twirls around them
They reside somewhere else in time
A moment etched into memory
It began with a call
Come out and play