Melted

Grandpa,
Was it hot, that day you walked
To the Meadow Gold Dairy for a field trip?
Was it sunny?
The red sign on the wall would have reflected the sun.
Did it shine in your eyes?
Was the inside cool and clean?
At the end of the day, when they gave you
The Fudgesicle,
Did all your friends rip off the wrappers
And stuff them in their mouths?
Did you take the wrapper off too?
Is that why, as you carried yourself home on your crutches,
Your fudgesicle melted along the way?
Is that why there was nothing left when you got back
But a chocolate-stained popsicle stick?