Will you face the world in timidness, or will you give it a chance?
Will you sleep as peaceful as you once did, although very lightly?
Will your imagination linger on, or will it shine so brightly?
Will green still be your favorite color? Will there be things from me you keep?
Will plush toys still be around you? Will lullabies still help you sleep?
Can I still be in your life, as the will to work and play?
Can I be the sunshine that lightens gloomy days?
Can I be the need to be tucked and held?
Can I be the one thing you never have to sell?
When you all grown, will someone love you very much?
Please don't let them break your heart and hurt you as such.
I promise I won't get in the way, but I will still be here.
I'll keep you safe, I really will, as long as you keep me near.
(my inner child asks innocently).
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Dear Child, I am still growing up, with lots of song, not much dance.
I still face the world in timidness, but I give new things a chance.
I don't sleep as peacefully as I once did, and still sleep very lightly.
My imagination lingers on; through poems, it shines so brightly.
Purple is my favorite color, although I can't choose just one,
from you, I keep a drawing of the city and the sun.
I still love plush toys deeply, from you, some I do keep.
And yes, lullabies still very much help me fall asleep.
I know it seems a little weird, growing up with me.
But there is so much to learn, so much to hear, so much to see.
You are my will to play, and into work, bring fun.
You are my will to want to learn to walk and run.
You are my desire to be tucked and loved and held,
and you are a cherished part of me that I can never sell.
I haven't found a someone who will love me very true,
and I will not let them hurt me, for they will hurt you, too.
You are safe, in my heart, for as long as I'm alive.
We will take the world together, with one another to survive.
(I answer my inner child confidently).
-LJ
23 March 2016
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