When I'd Go

They all say they'd visit dinosaurs

go back and dig for gold

meet their great-great-great grandparents

be around when electricity was discovered.

When the question is asked

at get-to-know-you circles,

I'll say that's what I want too,

and it will mostly be true.

Except I'll always think

of when I was five

or nine

or eleven

or even last summer when I had less

on my mind

in my head

less to think about.

What if I went to then

and watched myself my little

with innocence,

and soaked up the rich gold of youth?