life imitates art

almost shed a tear today

when cleaning out my sons room

we dumped a decades worth of toys on the floor

I said "keep what you want 

and chuck the rest"

we were renovating his room

shuffling furniture

creating a new space he'd want to be in

and of course throwing away all the old broken 

neglected toys.

I came across my old friend

buzz lightyear and looking 

on the soles of his feet

I could see Miles had written his name, 

much like Andy in the movie.

In the rest of the mess

I found his wings

which I lovingly attached

and although his batteries were dead

I could hear him cry

"TO INFINITY AND BEYOND"

a chuckle emerged from my throat

as I recalled years ago when my baby boy loved 

Toy Story although 

under a different name, to him it was

"andbeyond"

and in that moment 

I realised childhood is fleeting

you should cherish it 

while you can. 

Had I ?

and the truth people

was I didn't have the heart

to throw Buzz in the bin

so I placed him complete

in a different pile

and gave him to Sophie!