Maturity…. What??
Maturity…. What?? Maturity, the mask we don Time, age and seasons pass Ebbing away the childish smile Storms of life Weave and shape us Scars, like badges of the past And every fine line, wrinkle With a story from the past Both joy and sorrow, we embrace The wisdom, that softly grows A journey so slow Yet deep… But back somewhere There is always a vulnerable you A child like you Within you That still runs behind dragon flies Hops around butterflies Distracts ant trails Break out in cold sweats At the mere sight of an insect Draws pictures in sand with an antlion Blows away milkweed follicles Climbs trees to relish your favourite fruit Mumbles gibberish tunes Flicks raindrops falling down the roof Jumps in muddy puddles Skips stones across the stream Plays with sticks, Like a mighty sword Yes… Like a broken kite You sway around without barriers Nor thoughts Or the burden of mind ruling the brain An escape into the wilderness In the exciting silence A realm so wil...