Past of Perfection
Evan DanaApril 21, 2022Time and SpacePoetry
Artwork by Mark Coicou
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A saddening thing
Longing for my past
An unattainable desire
How it left me so fast
My own forsaken childhood
Filled with toys and trees
When my problems were papercuts
When I was scared of the breeze
How I wish I could build
An old time machine
Like the ones I once saw
In children's magazines
It was never always easy
Through all my mistakes
Yet I wish I had time
To slam on the brakes
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Evan Dana is an eighth grader from Houston, Texas, who is interested in theater, creative writing, sports, speech and debate, cooking and baking, poetry, short stories, language, and volunteering.