When I went to the forest in my backyard

I would always pass by the broken red and yellow kids play car.
We would see the sun rays through the trees,
And if we were lucky we saw bunnies
Then we’d observe it until It ran away.

When I went to the forest in my backyard

The smell of earth would fill my nose
And I’d feel as refreshed as i ever had felt before.
I’d breathe the clean and crisp air
And feel alive just like everything surrounding me.

When I went to the forest in my backyard,

Me, my sisters and Dylan would eat the snacks we brought with us.
It was usually goldfish or ritz cheese crackers,
And we’d enjoy the taste, salty and crunchy.

When i went to the forest in my backyard,

I would feel the rough and prickly bark as i walk
when trying not to fall.
I would still fall anyway at least once,
And my mom would scold me for getting dirt in the house.

When i went to the forest in my backyard,

Sometimes we would just sit and listen.
To the trees rustling and the animal in the bushes to our right.
We would enjoy the sounds of nature,
Because we knew we wouldn’t have it forever.

When i went to the forest in my backyard,

We would explore the whole thing and name hideouts for each unique place.
One of them being the ditch hideout.
It’s self explanatory for the name and kinda funny
Because my sister almost fell in when we first found it.
I remember that day, when we couldn’t stop laughing.

When I went to the forest in my backyard

After we got home we would smell the dinners my mom made.
Sometimes it was spaghetti with vegetarian meat balls,
And other times it was a certain bland soup which i could never eat.
Either way, it always smelled like gourmet food.

When i went to the forest in my backyard,

Before leaving my mom would make us some pink lemonade.
It never got old.
It was sugary and thick and you could never leave without pouring a second glass.
I dont know how my mom made made it to this day.

When I went to the forest in my backyard,

After running around and getting tired,
Wed lay on our backs and feel the cold dirt against our skin.
It wasn’t exactly comfortable as you could feel the twigs poking,
But at the same time it was one of the most comfortable things.
When I went to the forest in my backyard
Sometimes we got separated from each other.
How I’d find them usually, is i would scream their names.
“Brooke! Sissy! Dylan!!”
I was never scared. If anything It was exciting.
Other times I would just sit and listen, and I’d hear one of them laugh in the distance.
Then I’d find them and we would talk about what happened while i was gone