The Inner Child

 

My sweet child, how you crave acknowledgement.

You; heart of my childhood, you that is me.

You, that danced the dance of the innocent,

Full of melodious joy and carefree.

Such dreams you gathered, stored for adulthood,

exotic files of wild imaginings.

How the parents smiled, how they understood

and your defiant stance, so challenging.

Come child. Take me from this garden of mist,

dry these seething oceans that are my eyes;

rid my aching heart of this weight-some schist,

let us taste again those dreams in summer skies.

Come, take my hand and let us quantum leap

to that inner world, where wonders fast reap.

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I, too, relate to this as I have never let the child in me disappear...he is still at the forefront even as I live into my seventies now.
j.

[Pauline]

Hi J. I think we'd be pretty miserable without that inner child who lifts us up just when we need to be.😜

[Ciara]

I relate to this so much. A child at heart always!

[Pauline]

Hello Ciara. We should never grow up fully otherwise we'd miss out on the wonders of nature and the carefree of childhood that is essential to our welfare. I think.
Merry Christmas Ciara, just incase I'm not on here till after the holiday.x

[willweb]

There have been many times, many times in my life where someone has said, "Oh grow up Will!" And still to this day I refuse. My inner child is as strong as ever and it is what allows me to enjoy everything around me. I think once we grow up, everything becomes quiet boring. Really nicely expressed Pauline. I like your look on things.

[Pauline]

Hi Will. You sound so much like my husband. (I often tell him to grow up) but having said that, he can be quite funny and he's a good sport.
Many thanks for reading this Will and if I'm not on here till after the holiday, let me wish you a very happy and wonderful Christmas.
Pauline.

[JENNY]

One must possess inner child to live life more cheerfully. Wonderful Pauline

[Pauline]

Many thanks Jenny.