Alone atop the wall, pushed Humpty out of my spot
deedle-lee deedle-lee deedle-lie deedle-lie
from the watch that I forgot
Sitting too high for a hummer to reach,
so the air is nice and clear
Forgotten plastic Easter eggs,
extra points next year
“Happy birthday” caught between my lips
to a little girl I never knew
An X across my initial, slice the bark of a tree
where a boy told me we were through
Muddy holes, missing shoebox treasure chest
a crayon map was supposed to lead the way
Hydrant, gaudy red
where my wrench and I used to play
Forts, a dirt clod war, enemy bushes armed
scraped knees, battle scars, we barely made a dent
An ashtray behind the drugstore
where pierced young couples go to let drinks ferment
Flip flops float in water below, a perilous odyssey
Zeus snaps the sticks, thrown as thunderbolts
Drowned fishing rods, slimy at the bottom
sticks and string, bent paperclips for hooks
The amazing shrinking town, its magic unexplained
how it seems to melt away, like ice cubes in a drink
It'll make sense when I' m older
That's what I used to think