I watched you today

I wrote this piece one day after picking my square peg up from school last year. Like every other day, I waited at the gate, and saw him running towards me. Last year was a challenging year for my square peg, and knowing the specific challenges he was dealing with is what struck this chord. My writing isn’t always lightning in a bottle but when it is, it’s always when my heart is bursting for one reason or another and I have no other choice BUT to write. So when we got home that day, I immediately sat down and let the words pour out.

I Watched You Today

I watched you today
running, feet out
like a duck

You run like that everyday
but you aren’t running to me
you’re running from them

From the room where the walls close in
from the kids where their laughter mocks
from the teacher where his voice silences all

You’re running from the long lines,
and the ‘stop that’s’
and the ‘be quiets’

From the ‘not yets’
and the ‘stand heres’
and the ‘sit downs’

You’re running because they say
“no, not like that”

But you are like that

So you run

And now you’re free.