I want to be a kid

For this one moment, I want to be a kid
And do everything, once upon a time I did

Sit on my father’s lap and recite a nursery rhyme
And then ask him to lift me, so that I can touch the wind chime

Proudly tell my mom how I rode the bicycle without supporters
And ‘seriously’ fall in love with the TV news reporters

Keep all the self-esteem, pride and honor at stake
And threaten to cry if I am not given the cherry on my B’Day cake

Make faces on being denied a ‘fruity’ in winter season
And believe god’s existence without ever looking for reason

Hate milk and secretly throw it away in the garden
And later feel guilty for the deed and beg Almighty’s pardon

Jump on the carom board if I fail to get the queen
And fantasize about traveling alone when I am eighteen

Like superheroes and find Spiderman better than the rest
And then feel proud to believe that my daddy is the best

Loiter around with my pet and call her my best friend
Look at things from my perspective, from my end

Talk to sun till late afternoon everyday
And try to convince it to make a night stay

Come across strangers and give them a smile
And nonetheless, dream of growing up all this while

Scream nonsense, talk gibberish, act stupid
For this one moment, I want to be a kid.


Devanshi
2004