I am seven again
and I’m searching
for the broken record
my parents said
I’d often play
it’s vinyl
ancient
played
a hundred times
by others before me
my record
sat on the dresser
where I’d sit
when confusion
and tears
overpowered me,
where I’d play
the verse
I’d soon memorize
“you don’t love me”
sometimes,
I feel seven again
and love means
never being mad
it means
reading my mind
and synchronizing
your heart
with mine
so please,
when I’m seven again
just remind me
gently
that I’m closer
to twenty-seven