The Child Within... a poem by Veronica Farmer

Why do we forget?
The child within
who cartwheels
and giggles
choosing instead
the serious face
the hard edges
the watching...

At what point does it happen
when does our easy trust of others leave?
When do we lay down the spontaneous laughter
the jumping up and down 
the "I know! I know!"
and Just 
Grow.
Up.

I am choosing to 
Grow down
Where the wise ones are
Where presence
and joy
and play 
exist.

Where you can grab a friend's face
and kiss it
Fall against a shoulder
without it meaning anything
other than simple love in the moment
and it's ok
It's more than ok

Imagine the freedom 
of letting all the words tumble out
freely
without thought

I like this idea
of childlike innocence
but keeping the knowing
and the power of creating
as an adult
here and now

To see others too
drop their attachment to drama
appropriateness
and cords of pain
to reconnect to their playfulness
and trust once more

This would bring more happiness
to shrug off the weight of the
should not's and could not's
and just be
free...

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