Through A Child’s Eyes

The mind of a child, so gentle and free

Slow down for awhile and like them you’ll see.

The glass is half-full, the milk doesn’t spill

You can do all you desire, if you make it your will.

Happiness comes from a picnic in the park

Your Scooby-Doo light that glows in the dark.

Your mom takes your hand and she holds you tight

Love so devoted, she doesn’t let you out of sight.

Life knocks you down, but you get up and go

Unscathed by the world, your feelings show.

You speak your mind and you stand up tall

You can be anything you want; you can have it all.

Somewhere along the journey your path gets cut

And in your face, a door slammed shut.

You lose yourself as you find your way

Sometimes you’re alone at the end of the day.

At times there is sorrow, but joy comes around

Nothing more precious than a child’s sound.

A little laugh will carry you through despair

A small hug show how much that they care.

Soon you’ll remember what it was like

Trading your tricycle in for a bike.

Eating ice cream as it dripped down your face

Crossing the line as you finish a race.

When it’s not life that matters but what matters in life

You’ll begin to see the joy turned from strife.

Tears will fall less often, you’ll become a fighter

The dreary days you have will become much brighter.

So, live and let loose, go a little wild

Just don’t forget what it was like to be a child.

~ Jennifer R. W. Vargas

May 11, 2009