hey little me

hey little me

it’s been a while, you see,

since i spoke to you last

i wanted to apologize for the shadow that i cast

i wanted to say im sorry for not being there

as often as you needed me to be, i swear

i never intended to walk away

but life got harder with each passing day

i know it’s not an excuse but im here now

and i want to reconnect, i just don’t know how…

hey little me, 

i still remember when we

ran free across the plains without a care

we even stood still and took a moment to stare

out into the cosmos, but not too far

straight towards the galaxies near that second star

where freedom reigns and souls expand with love

we stared and wondered why below couldn’t be as above

yet the truth lies within us all

for the moment we disconnected we began to fall…

hey little me,

please listen to one last plea,

i know some promises i made have been broken,

and it has been ages since we have spoken

but i promise you today that i will never leave

for i know that without you i could never achieve

the dreams we made and the story we wrote

so grab my hand little me, and let’s get on that boat

let’s sail to that galaxy far away,

where we’ll dance and play till our dying day.

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my reflections:

i wrote this poem as a letter to my inner child. there were many things that i felt i needed to say to him and apologies that i needed to make. this poem was and is a form of that. i reached deep within me and picture myself kneeling in front of my inner child and saying these words to him.

the second stanza is my favorite as i really felt the joy and the heartbreak of the journey from childhood to adulthood. it is rather sad how we lose these magical wondrous aspects of ourselves because the world makes it so.

i hope you enjoy this poem and it helps you find your way towards your inner child too.