Tale of Inner Child

Chasing your tail forever like a dog Into the forest, confusion of the fog A door that’s locked, without a key Asleep you found it, woke not to be Where is this tail, where did it go? Pondering on my knees, to and fro As a young lad, kept in my pocket Never will leave, stuck like a locket Trying to hold on, losing a tight grip Some just let go, abandon the ship Children don’t seek it, too abundant Adults will tell you, it can be funded Look at children, exuding it affably As you age, begins to fade rapidly Replaced with things, can’t add up Shows in spurts, then soon erupts That impalpable tail, where’d it go? Ask a child, even they don’t know Innocence of fooling as a wee one Priceless, like the shine of the sun.