In the Garden

 

You stand against the wall

In the garden

Look at him

Eyes knowing

Just a child 

But so old

Trapped forever 

In somebody else's eyes 

I wish you had come 

To me sooner

I wish that you could grow

Fight back

Just like you did 

In Wonderland 

I wonder what colours 

You wore

Was it a blue dress

Or just the white pinafore 

I like how your head 

Slants

Like asking a question

Asserting your own space

Were there trees in the garden

To climb and play

Were there flowers 

You could sniff 

And escape with 

Cherry blossom maybe

It must be summer

When the branches bloom

Just for a while 

I like that you are with me 

Now

I like that we can be

Just us

No cameras

Only words

To explain ourselves 

Perhaps we are alike

Both trapped and free

I reach for her hand

Happy that we have each other

And can hide the past 

With cakes and tea.