Small Reminders (Beneath the Pillow)

This is a partly true story of a little girl I know.

 

A little girl once told me,

About her brother’s lost tooth.

She spoke with fascination,

Describing the event in detail.

 

“You can talk with a loose tooth,

You know,” she said.

I smiled and nodded,

Holding in my laughter.

 

She then began to talk

About the tooth fairy.

With excitement she spoke

Of the coin under her brother’s pillow.

 

She had yet to lose a tooth,

But she knew that when she did,

The tooth fairy would show up,

Presenting her with a gift.

 

These small reminders,

Help me to recollect the past.

If we could only remember

The excitement as a child.

We used to place our tooth

Underneath the pillow.

Anticipation and excitement

Built up inside of us.

 

In the morning we would find,

A round, silver coin.

And with joy we would show our parents,

Who put it there in the first place.

 

But we didn’t know that,

And we didn’t care to know.

Maybe, as a child, we did know.

But the fun still continued.

 

Even until we turned thirteen,

And our last tooth was pulled.

For old times sake

We put it under the pillow.

 

If we could just remember,

These simple, small reminders.

If we could just remember,

When we placed our tooth beneath our pillow.

 

Reviews

[jodi sharp]

i love how this repersents the child we all use to be. me myself is younger than most on hear, but i have a higher mentality than most kids my age. so ya just a few years ago i was that kid with the tooth. a great interrution of innocence

[Kara Hadley]

i always got $2 for one tooth, $5 for two teeth, and $10 for every pulled tooth. now my sister gets $20 for every tooth.
i remember that. i was always so afraid that the tooth would get lost, so my parents bought me a special tooth fairy pillow.

we do need to remember more. good work.