children
flipping to adults
not really
none of us ever do
at first many of us
just learn to pretend
or rebel
and maybe sometimes
after hard lessons
find a place
in ourselves
where we can live
clean and clear and true
because
sorrow interns some of us
and accidents and craziness
take some too
but if we’re lucky
things happen
that don’t bury us
and finally
finally
we begin to
learn and learn and learn
exactly what we always knew
but didn’t quite ever
really know
deep down
just yet
or exactly what we
can do
if we want to
and what we are finally
ready for
exactly what’s most important
just to us
to what’s been
always
living there
inside our hopeful
hopeful
hearts
children
flipping to adults
not really
none of us ever do
some pretend
and some hide
and some find a way
to finally live
free and clear and true
but deep inside
we are all
and always
children
through and through
and through