Memories of childhood days

Badly tied but hoping it stays

It was always a race

To tie my worn out shoelace

In just a few strides

The badly tied knot defiantly decides

To come completely become undone

LOOK OUT  cried someone

YOU ARE GOING TO TRIP

As I hop jump and skip

I stepped on my flapping shoelace

Fell flat on my face

Started another race

To tie my worn out shoelace

I sighed with a frown

Decided to slow down

Tied both with a double bow

Pulled the knot real tight and slow

It stayed tight all day

Through walking and running play

Stayed tight during dinner

I declared myself the winner

Parents told me it was now bedtime

Despite my protests and pathetic whine

Shoelace stayed tight up the stairs

Despite my sister’s knowing glares

Then I started to get undressed

My shoelacing skills were put to the test

After a full day of fun

I had to get these shoelaces undone

I tried and tried and kept on trying

But the shoelace was defying

The knot was way too tight

I pulled it with all my might

The shoelace then unceremoniously snapped

My sister sarcasticly clapped

I kicked my shoes under the bed

Nothing more to be said

I decided to dream about a short lacing knot

It was perfected with a tiny loop and a short stop

Woke up the next morning 

I was positive with the new day dawning

I went to put on my old worn out shoes

Expecting to have the short shoelaces blues

Saw my parents smiling faces

My mother had put in new shoelaces

No longer dreading the school bully facing

I was the king of the school with my new shoelacing

today’s suicide jumping toast dived a bit early, look back to yesterday please

As you can gather from the title, todays post went out a little early

happy toast n jam to you

She went to the mailbox

Lots of junk mail

A few bills

And a small brown parcel

She went back inside

Tossed the mail aside

Held up the parcel

Recognizing the senders address

It was where she grew up

More than fifty years ago

Not been back there

For many decades

Inside there was a note

We thought you would want this

Recently discovered time capsule

Placed when your house was built

Uncovered during reconstruction

It took a while to locate you

We managed to track you down

And send this to you

Alongside the note

Was an old faded photograph

Of her as a baby

In her parents arms

There was also a key

And a business card

From a city bank

With numbers on the back

She went to the bank

They took her to a vault

Opened a safety deposit box

She looked inside and cried