Yesterdays

You make it sound so innocent
Like a game I could play with
My 3 year old nephew
On a warm summer day
As the sun gleams in our eyes
And we share giggles
While prancing in the grass
And catching giant sharks
On our makeshift tree limb fishing poles
But I know better
Nothing is easy
He may not know that yet
But I have learned over the years
That living life to it’s fullest
Is the hardest thing I’ll ever do
So easy to get caught up in the
Mundane cycle of every day
Missing the joys that tickle
Our noses and then float
Away on the breeze
Wishing with each tomorrow
That we could recapture
Yesterdays
And stay a little longer in
The moment that made
Our hearts warm
And beat true.