2023 NaPM 23 April

[Mark A Becker]

Hide ‘n Seek?

I wasn’t even playing
but my older brother was-
I could see his car outside
when I came home for lunch.

When I walked inside the house
he’d never make a sound-
stayed as quiet as a mouse.
Then just as I was eating

I’d get caught off guard-
scared shitless once again-
he’d chase me outside the house
and all around the yard.