Reflections from A to Z
A grass stain on my new khakis that mom just bought
Being a Scout made me a big shot
Computers and tag and talking about girls
Designing peanut-butter houses for all the squirrels
Eating my vegetables was always a chore
Forgetting about homework and so much more
Getting in trouble for always talking
Having to go with mom and sis shopping
I always loved watching Dad shave
Just the way he lathered up and stayed so brave
Knowing only zero through six of my multiplication tables
Laughing with mom at some of Aesop’s Fables
Munching most days on a huge stack of pancakes
Never wanting to say good-bye to summer break
Often pretending to be sick
Puberty making me flip
Questioning my bedtime
Reading books about mountains I’d one day climb
Superman pajamas (cape included)
Trying to wrestle with dad and being wounded
Usually trading my brown-bag lunch
Velcro shoes made me get punched
Why was I so afraid of clowns?
XL was the size of my hand-me-downs
You always said you loved me and that
Zero was something I’d never be
Being a Scout made me a big shot
Computers and tag and talking about girls
Designing peanut-butter houses for all the squirrels
Eating my vegetables was always a chore
Forgetting about homework and so much more
Getting in trouble for always talking
Having to go with mom and sis shopping
I always loved watching Dad shave
Just the way he lathered up and stayed so brave
Knowing only zero through six of my multiplication tables
Laughing with mom at some of Aesop’s Fables
Munching most days on a huge stack of pancakes
Never wanting to say good-bye to summer break
Often pretending to be sick
Puberty making me flip
Questioning my bedtime
Reading books about mountains I’d one day climb
Superman pajamas (cape included)
Trying to wrestle with dad and being wounded
Usually trading my brown-bag lunch
Velcro shoes made me get punched
Why was I so afraid of clowns?
XL was the size of my hand-me-downs
You always said you loved me and that
Zero was something I’d never be
This poem is copyright (©) Mathieu Cailler 2023

About the Writer
Mathieu Cailler
Mathieu Cailler is an award-winning author of poetry, fiction, and children's books.
Website mathieucailler.com .