kathrynrose
 
		
		
		
			Big bubbles of gum stick to a young girl's cheeks as she learns how to make them.  A mess that time should freeze. And always look back to.		
	
	
		
		
			I will pack my backpack, but not all the way full.  Just enough to carry without feeling it weigh down after a few hours.  I will go to every place I have friends.  That means, I will go everywhere.		
	
	
		
		
			I remember being a kid.  Rather, I remember the feeling.  I can still go to a park, swing as high as I can.  At the peak I jump, and fall down to the sand.  For a second, I don't think.		
	
	
