The Apartment Building

A short anecdote about my childhood.

The Apartment Building

in the distance

brings to mind many memories.

         

It does not stand with the other buildings

scattered across the Apple,

Rather, it stands firmly grounded

In the earths of Co-Op City.

        

It calls to mind

A different time.

A simpler time.

Long, long before I met you,

and you,

and you too,

All of you.

I was just a confused girl

Who stood alone.

         

Alone with her wild imagination.

And characters from fantasy novels

became her best friends,

as she pored through,

book after endless book.

          

She was six, seven, eight,

Nine.

           

She spent her days there,

watching her older brother

Fry his brains out,

playing video games,

Nonstop.

          

But I can’t deny

The worlds he helped to

Transport me to.

           

I was a soldier, destined to kill the alien

Invaders.

I was a boy, with a magical

KeyBlade.

I was a bandicoot,

Smashing crates and collecting

Apples.

            

I was everything and

Everyone,

In those small, fleeting moments.

               

So don’t mock me,

When I say that I love

To watch people

Play video games.

~*~

In Co-Op City,

I came into my own.

           

We were two kids,

Brother and sister, sitting side by side,

Huddled by the television.

And fried chicken drumsticks,

wrapped in paper towel,

never ceased to fill our tiny hands,

no matter how much we ate.

          

To this day, I can still remember

the comforting smell

of a Hispanic home.

        

I can still remember

the family I left behind.

~*~

I look behind me,

and I see the little girl standing there,

her big brown eyes,

Staring into mine.

            

The wonder and awe of the world

in her eyes,

Hasn’t changed.

Author's Note

Hi guys, I know haven't written in a WHILE. Mainly because I haven't had much time, and because I've mainly moved to writing on my tumblr, carelineamor (story of my life is the name of my blog) So, if you wanna check my blog out, here's the link: http://carelineamor.tumblr.com/ (no creepers, please.)

Reviews

[Koibito "Nickie" Kitsuy..]

Beautiful piece. One of my favorites of yours by far.

[Robert Strzalko]

I enjoyed reading it. It put me right there. It's good to look at the world with awe...................