Day 21 of #the100dayproject

The Boys

The boys used to knock on my window. And I would bask in their pre-pubescent beauty, dream they would kiss me through the window screen as if I were Rapunzel. I would let down my hair and follow them through the forest and eat berries that they handed to me. I would fall under their spell and we would grab fistfuls of leaves and wear them as clothes, camouflage our growing bodies. We would play at war and at life. I would sweep the forest floor with branches, they would bring me their trophies. I would challenge them with my imagination. We would climb the fir trees and steal cherries from the crows. We said no to nothing. Always yes yes yes. Until they packed their bags, all the while saying no no no. I said no no no. And that was the last thing we ever said to each other.