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Long Live the Kid Inside

My inner child…
can still be seen
hands in his pockets
eyes furtively dodging inspection
shirt tail out
remnants of breakfast
in his moustache(?).
His smile….hehehe
still mischievous
inquiring eyes asking
unanswerable questions
(like why is water wet?)
He rambles, wanders,
meanders through the fields
of my mind
tempting me….
“go ahead”
“jump in that puddle”
“touch that paint’
(even though the sign reads – WET)
He still can’t sit still
and drags me along(often willingly)
into questionable endeavors
usually beginning with the question
“I wonder what happens when……”
Fortunately…..
I usually recover in a few days.

LONG LIVE THE KID INSIDE!!!

9/11/2021

My Inner Child Poetry Contest

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Kira Marie Mccullough Date: 9/15/2021 1:15:00 PM This is what I needed to read today! Being a grown-up is not always fun; I need to remember my inner child. Thanks! Login to Reply

Andrea Dietrich Date: 9/14/2021 1:19:00 PM did this win? Mine didn't and I sure liked yours A LOT!!!! Login to Reply John Lawless Date: 9/15/2021 4:54:00 AM Alas, Andrea, the kid did not win again....but just because you're not the fastest doesn't mean you stop running......

Anitha Jayasankar Date: 9/13/2021 10:11:00 AM Haha... "Why is water wet? "... loved this John... Beautiful write... God bless... ~ Ani Login to Reply John Lawless Date: 9/15/2021 4:57:00 AM Thanks Anitha, I believe that at some level we all refuse to grow up...

Virginia Gelok Date: 9/12/2021 8:07:00 PM Oh if only we all could see our inner child...what an amazing thought!. Great read. Thanks Login to Reply John Lawless Date: 9/15/2021 5:03:00 AM Just look in the mirror....tickle your chin and whisper "cootchy-cootchy coo" and she'll smile at you......

Andrea Dietrich Date: 9/11/2021 5:02:00 PM wish I could have written as poetically as you did when i wrote my "kid inside" poem!! This is fantastic and reminds me of myself because people often tell me I have food on my shirt or face when I am eating. good grief!! Login to Reply

Paulette Calasibetta Date: 9/11/2021 1:44:00 PM Love the image of what it's like to be a kid again....'no holes barred'. Age can never take the 'inner child' out of us, unless we let it. Great write! Paulette Login to Reply John Lawless Date: 9/15/2021 5:00:00 AM So true Paulette, he/she is always looking around....for a puddle to jump in.....

L Milton Hankins Date: 9/11/2021 9:24:00 AM Outstanding, John. It brought back so many latent memories of childhood, when I simply had to try it...whatever it was. I think that today I am still dragged along by the boy who resides inside of me. Login to Reply John Lawless Date: 9/15/2021 4:59:00 AM Milt, when asked to "watch" the children...that's what I do....I watch them... even encourage them... to explore...and yeah, I get in trouble just like they do....

Kim Rodrigues Date: 9/11/2021 6:33:00 AM Love all the thoughts, John! Sweet… Login to Reply John Lawless Date: 9/15/2021 5:03:00 AM Thanks Kim , always good to hear from you

Mike Gentile Date: 9/11/2021 5:41:00 AM Such sweet nostalgic thoughts captured here John! I love it and it resonates with me very deeply! Happy Saturday! Login to Reply John Lawless Date: 9/15/2021 5:05:00 AM Mike, does that resonation sound like a wooden spoon beating on a large metal pot......thanks for stopping by and sorry for being so long in responding...