The world of certainty ended and

so many people seemed to know why!

It's getting harder to remember what it felt like,

Before my mind could apprehend,

things traded in the blink of an eye !!

One moment I was a happy child with a wandering soul,

And the next, I am oscillating between Hysteria and Calm

Emotions.....I am failing to control !!

I don't know when and why did I grow up so fast?

The " Unlimited Horizon " I clung to, is slipping away,

Midlife is all about scattered friendships filled with compassionate dismay !!

Take Me Back ! Take Me Back to when I used to

inventory and trade for candies with friends,

Growing up is more of losing childhood fantasies

to keep up with trends!!

Once used to be a buzzing bee,

Now I find myself inaudible amidst the crowd !

How did I become so nonchalant, while scuffling to be loud !!

As life unfolds with it's brutal swiftness,

And uncertainty confronts " The Spring " ,

Take me back to the era where I could dance and sing !!

Can I learn 'How to let go?'

While flitting back and forth between now and where I used to be !

Take me back to when my heart was full and mind was free !!

I feel breathless with all the possibilities at times.....

Only if I could slow time to a pulse,

I would have collected a few more years !

Few more "doll houses", Many more "marble spheres " !!

While I long for restoration,

I cannot cling on to my sorrow !

That's life......" There was a before, There will be a tomorrow " !!

But if you ever decide to step into my brain,

You will find me making paper boats, standing drenched in the rain !

Take Me Back, Take Me Back !!