Inner Child

You said, "Let the little children come to me."

I wonder when I lost sight
of my own inner child
and silenced her
in the interest of being
"fully adult" and grown up.

When I set her aside, I lost touch with
     Wonder
     Awe
     Simplicity
     Genuine Acceptance

In setting my inner child aside
I have allowed myself to
complicate much
and lose part of my complete self.

You said, "Let the little children come to me."

Today I hear this as a call to
let my own inner child come out to play.

To encourage her to rejoin
my adult self and bring with her
all the wonder, awe, simplicity and acceptance
she has to give me.

And with this I hope I might see fully again.
AMEN.