Childhood Memory Poems

Stranded

By: Madeline Pitts

Although

I can’t remember

a time when

they were together

it still hurts

knowing that

there was a time

when I didn’t have to worry

when I didn’t know

the feeling of despair

when I felt whole

and not stuck between

the two people

I loved most in the world.

like I was stuck

on a buoy

in the middle of the ocean

and my parents

were the sharks.