Quick and short, but powerful, and your message comes through like a laser beam. Good poem :)

this made me smile so wide to prevent myself from giggling.

it's absolutely true.

That made me smile. It really takes me back. I love the fact that the main body of it is in parentheses - it creates tension in a subtle kind of way, then cadences it off. Short and sweet. It's quite a complex idea as it stands, and it's simply and effectively effectively illustrated. I could see this working both as poetry, or as a part of extended prose. Grammar freak that I am, I wondered why it didn't start with a capital letter (but I think I'll just shush now and go hide behind a rock... or something).

i love the use of the - hyphens.

and 'obsessively aware' are probably the best two words to sum it all up. :) it's great and so sort of nostalgic.

respects.

That's a cool poem. I like it. Short and simple but pretty. ]