I was once a kid

I was once a kid!

I was once a kid
Just like a small, innocent seed
Wanting to grow, watered regularly
Happy mostly, confused occasionally

I was once a kid
When reason didn’t explain whatever I did
Chasing the butterfly or gazing at the sky
Little things took me on a high!

I was once a kid
The book of happiness – I could always read
Being myself displeased none
Every job was ‘well-done!’

I was once a kid
But not any longer, though there is a need

But I wonder whether the heart has changed at all-
It likes to beat with joy- almost always, after all!

Saurabh Niranjan Turakhia
8.30(25) p.m.
Sunday
12 02 2006