Inside of me, the inner child
I’ve known so well, these many years
Is urging me, “be free and wild”
“Cast off your silly grown-up fears”
Yet here I sit, so meek and mild
I work and fret and pay the bills
A longing sigh, to live beguiled
To sing of dreams, to roll down hills
“Come play with me a little while”
“I’ve been too long locked up, exiled”
“And YOU my friend, you need a smile”
And that is how we reconciled
Just me and my dear, inner child
Oh how I relate to the adult fears! As I have grown older my anxieties have taken over. The poem was meaningful, and I relate!
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Thanks Jay! I love getting feedback from you 🙂
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