September 17,  2023

EXPANSION

 

The refrigerator, the sink,

the stove, the kitchen table.

They were the key players

in the house as he grew up –

and of course, there was

mom and dad and his brother

and sisters – sometimes cousins.

Then came the radio – this was

before television and the computer.

Surprise! The key was the front door.

Once that was open – the world

out there was ready to be explored:

school, church, the playground,

the movies, Coney Island,

Ebbet’s Field, Bliss Park

and the Staten Island Ferry.

I guess all one needs at first

is someone to take you and

pay your tolls and your tickets –

and the world is your’s.

 

© Reflections, Andy Costello