When I'd Go

They all say they'd visit dinosaurs 

go back and dig for gold 

meet their great-great-great grandparents 

be around when electricity was discovered. 

When the question is asked 

at get-to-know-you circles, 

I'll say that's what I want too, 

and it will mostly be true. 

Except I'll always think 

of when I was five 

or nine 

or eleven 

or even last summer when I had less

on my mind

in my head

less to think about.

What if I went to then

and watched myself be little

with innocence,

and soaked up the rich gold of youth?