Intertwined

30/30

Existence is expensive
Not what to be
But, where

I start school soon
As a celebration; we're moving

The cost of living rise steadily; like the tide
It threatens to drown

I wave bye
Neighborhood store, friends' houses,
and Jewel flower daycare
Sadness slides away;
excitement builds

Raising rent drives us out;
as our neighborhood portrait
Colored over
Now, we must start over

Mom and dad talk
of more space,
my own room,
and new adventures
I smile into the window