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The Child In ME
Oh Lord my God
My strength I draw
In everything it seems
You have opened the door,
But in you can I find
My inner child
That part of me
That is carefree and wild?
The part of me
Which nobody wants to know
To my self esteem
It was such a blow.
Did I lose the little girl
Somewhere along the way
In my efforts to keep
The dogs at bay?
Did I turn my back
And push her aside
In this life
My merry-go-ride?
Am I too late
Will she come again
Can I ever know
What it is like to be 8 or 10?
I don’t like this world
Of grown-up
Don’t like the tears
Nor feeling like an empty cup.
Please help me to find the little me
Help me to conquer all my fears
So that I can be whole and a woman
That is free from heartache and tears.
Oh Lord my God
My strength I draw
In everything it seems
You have opened the door.
I am very much drawn to your new poems, Tanya...seems like they are ALL so marvelous, and powerful in their own ways.SMilesz. I understand how u feel for this poem. Sometimes, i get this lost feeling, that the boy in me has gone away for good. then i mull and wonder and bemoan and cry.... but for me, reading and writing children poetry is very VERY healing to me...it explores the idealistic and imaginative side of me....I enjoy this immensely. Smilesz..... Try my Seashell, Lamenting Tide, Snowman Ray, Sky Dancer. They are what makes the little boy in me smile very wide. hehe..