care-free days

he used to hide eggs under his pillow because he thought they would hatch

a curious innocence i never seemed to have

i worry so much these days

i stress to the point that i spend hours on end awake in my bed

just watching the numbers on my clock change

i minute,

1 hour,

a morning wasted on thoughts i can't do anything about

i long for care-free days

i never had care-free days. . .