Everything is new to the touch
New friends, new skills, new world
Little fingers, little feet, reach to feel
Explore the place called earth.

New friends, new skills, new world
Kids are born and raised
To explore the place called earth
While those who already have just watch

Kids are born and raised
Gone to raise families of their own
While those who already have just watch
And wait for the end to come

Gone to raise families of their own
Everything is new to their touch
As the old wait for the end to come
Little fingers, little feet, reach to feel.

Paige Hammer is an undergraduate student majoring in creative writing at Utah State University. Paige decided to start submitting her own work, after years of reading others’ poetry.