Inner Child

Just a time of remembering when

I've caught myself….wondering…. now and then
Thinking, wondering of 'Remember When…'

Remembering long ago, when I was young
And staring at clouds was something fun

When laughing came with out thought
And being silly was nothing you fought

When I had no worries, or any cares
And all the daily troubles weren't there

When your hardest decision was what game to play
But as long as you played it didn't matter anyway

When your days drifted by with out a care
And you never thought about your hair

All that joy that slipped away with age
Now feeling trapped in an emotional cage

This inner peace of mine, I know is alive and well
And now I want it to have more stories to tell

I refuse to let her go just like that
Even the side of me that's a brat

She came so freely to me before
She can't hide from me anymore

So just you wait, today might be the day
I go splashing in the puddles from the rain

Or maybe I'll climb that big tree
And not worry about scraped knees

Or maybe the tears I wipe away
Will be from laughing the afternoon away

Life's too short to sit and 'Remember When'
I promise to invite her out to play, again and again