Let The Child In Us Live Forever

I miss everything of my childhood times....

How I used to wake up late, How my mother used to feed me by her hands;

How I used to float paper boats in water, How I used to get drenched in rain;

How I used to get dirty playing in mud, How I used to eat soil when no one was around;

How my grandma used to tell me stories,

How I used to tease everyone with my naughtiness;

How I used to get angry on every small things, How i Used to recite a poem in my stammered language;

How I used to walk holding dad's finger,

How I used to win hearts by my smile;

How I used to cry even for a minor scratch, How I used to shed tears on being scolded;

How I used to climb grandpa's back, How I used to sleep keeping my head on garand mother's lap

I used to think, is what they call life is..??

Its the same every day and night..!!

Its the elders who live the actual life, Where there is something new at every instant!!!

Today I laugh on my thought.. I think how wrong I was..

Today life just shows beautiful dreams, It makes me do things unwillingly;

I don't wanna live such a life.....

Where there is money and every comfort I can buy, But I struggle hard to live few moments of peace;

I have the power to raise a building, But I lack emotions to make that building a home...

All these things drag me back in past, This is why at this point of time I miss everything of my childhood times....

 - Saba Mushtaq