life was simpler then
more innocent than most ladybugs
almost as cute
i bought cereal because the box was interesting
picked ice-cream for color, not flavor
chased girls but genuinely feared catching them
life was easier then
and nights were longer
ah. to be again
21
the sieve and the sand 
I didn’t even chase girls. I looked at them, and feared them looking at me.
i would look at them.
and they would shudder with fear.