INFANTS
AND TODDLERS
She looked at
me and smiled
With dimples
on both cheeks
She took up
her toys and run out the door
Jumping and
hopping in excitement
She goes out
to meet up with the other kids in the neighbourhood
Who were
running helter-skelter
They run up, they
run down
They skipped
and hopped
They laughed
and giggled
They whispered
and screamed
They tickled
and teased each other
Licking cones
of ice cream and lollipops
While dressed
up in pinks and blues
They had no
worries
They were
ruling a world of their own
A world
abundant in joy and excitement
A world where
they only cried for attention
And wept only
when their toys break
A peaceful
and pleasant world where every adult wished to be
A world
devoid of stress and strenuous hustle
Once upon a
time, I sailed through their world
But had no
appreciation of it
Today, seasons
have changed
My skin has
thickened
My bones have
hardened and elongated
I now have
some things growing on my chin which I learnt was called beard
I have
all I ever wanted while I was a kid
I have all
the liberty I dreamed of while growing up
I have
graduated out of my baby court into an orthopaedic bed of my own
I look at the confusion and scorching
pressures in my adult world
And begin to envy the innocent and carefree world
of infants and toddlers
I wish I could
spend just a jiffy in their world
I wish I could
get into their carefree state for just a second
I just wish I
were in their shoes!
I really, really
wish so
