There Was A Time...

There was a time when all I looked forward to was...

A round on the swings after a morning in kindergarten...
The next episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Doraemon and Thundercats...
Being carried into the house or up the stairs as I pretended to be in deep slumber...
Plotting on how best to annoy my sibling....
The sight of my loved ones when I wake up and before I go to bed...
The familiar comfort of my oh so forgiving toys...
A fresh from the freezer cold and colourful stick of Paddle Pop...
The soothing damp cloth on my forehead that miraculously gets changed throughout the night as I sleep away my fever...
The band aid that would make everything better...
To hold the hands that made it all possible and never let go...