Olly Olly Oxen Free!
He and She, two children with no deceit, playing their games of hide and seek. Inside barns, behind trees, in attic and fields; they hide, everywhere they please.
Laughing, giggling, whispering, finding comfort in each other’s company, secretly scared, of getting lost, a real fear, somewhere deep within, of disappearing forever, in the vast fields, never to be found again.
You and I, we are grown up now, but still playing, unwittingly, stuck in time, hiding inside, imaginary lofts, lies, scared, and lonely, wanting to see the light, we wait, impatiently, to be found, as darkness, devours our lives slowly. We don’t know it yet, but there’s no one outside who knows we are hiding, or is looking for either you or me…
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