Long Live the Inner Child

Our inner child is rarely seen,
hidden away for the most -
afraid
of being let out.
Search for you -
deeper, younger.
Find yourself,
let go and let live.

Renounce personal fears
to achieve new things.
The sky will be your limit,
so look after and nurture
this new found person;
they will be your dearest friend.
Your confidence 
will bloom and flourish;
where others maturity
might hold them back
from taking chances,
or fully enjoying them self.

Children trip,
tumble and bounce back;
quickly they dust themselves off,
getting right back on track.
How much more then
should we be doing the same?
So let the wind blow free in your hair,
take chances,
and take maximum enjoyment
from your in life.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Horsman Avatar
October 24, 2013 at 11:28 AM
trawling back into your oldies, Anna-Marie, wow this is so good,,, you truly say it as it is,,, wonderful poetry....glad i came...
Docherty Avatar
November 17, 2013 at 6:19 AM
Thank you Harry, glad you found this one our... some of my older ones have never/hardly been seen - so I've forgotten the content until revisiting!
Christian Avatar
April 2, 2009 at 10:14 AM
aww I like this poem so warming, to be child like, do you know if i go to the park with my two younger children i still go and play on a swing LOL, really i do its much fun, me and my husband are like a couple of teenagers in a nice way, puppy eyed and love sick and all that, we joke just like a pair of big Kids, anyway a great poem, and thanks for all your kind comments, and my thinking of you poem I changed to the way you advised and it flows much better, thanks a million, God bless you
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