When I was 4,
I carried
Legos
in my
pocket everywhere:
the bathroom,
McDonalds,
Kids Bay pre-school,
Under the
living room table.
Minifigure Iron Man,
my favorite treasure
I built.
Jumped
Up and down
when I clicked
his shiny
gold mask
on top
Of his
ruby helmet.
His blue heart
pale in his
armored body.
Let Him
always be close.
One June day,
my parents
And I
went to gray blue
Miramar
Lake Reservoir
where they
snapped pictures.
I sat nearby with
Iron Man
on a benc
the pale
blue sky,
seagull swooped
and snatched
my tiny man
and glided
above the
lake.
Splattered
Iron man
in the water,
Forever
Far from
Me.
Chace Sun is an eighth grader at The Bishop’s School and a musician and writer. Winning first place in Math Olympics three years from third grade to fifth, he creates memorable poems and poignant stories.