Farewell to Yesterday

It seems like only yesterday that I was chasing sunbeams
All those many years ago when I was very young
From the sunrise in the morning to the sunset and the dusk
We would play our games the whole day through
I would run by your side to vanquish all the enemies
We were the light to battle the darkness
We were the heroes of every fight and kings of every land
With all of confidence we marched out to war
Our realm was the strongest, our soldiers undefeated
We were valiant warriors and the saviors of the poor
We were strong and mighty, we were meant for victory
We lived for chivalry, for this was our creed and our command

For it seems like only yesterday that you would take my hand
And lead me to the creek to go swimming to the sea
To catch all the fishes to feed the hungry of the land
And though we never found the ocean
With you I always felt that I was doing something grand
You would lead me the fields to hack through the weeds
To find the greatest treasure that was hidden in the tangle
You led me to the hills to climb to the sky
Though we never touched the clouds or found those shiny things
With you I always felt that I was doing something grand
It seems like only yesterday you would take my hand
Together we found answers and together found mysteries

I remember how we slept outside beneath the shiny stars
To save the world from evil in case it snuck in close
We lived every day with honor, with strength, and with courage
To save all the goodness from the dark
Eventually we saw the world wasn’t black and white
And the shadows began to fall all around us
Then bit by bit the valor died and we fell into the crowd
Good just wasn’t right and bad became the norm
And now, as courage fails me, I look into the sky
My childhood has vanished now in the blink of an eye
It seems like only yesterday, all those years ago
When in the innocence of children, we always saved the world

(written 1/25/10)