“Just be a kid,”
My kid said to me.
“You’re becoming quite cranky.
That’s no way to be.”
“Get up. Go outside.
Go lay in the sun.
Do you even remember
How to have fun?”
So, I put down the paper
And pen on the table.
“Can I really have fun?
Do you think I am able?”
“You’ve been locked up
Inside for awhile.
We’ll start slow with a walk
Until you can smile.”
“Next, we’ll run up that hill.
After that, we’ll roll down
And laugh at the bottom
While our heads spin around.”
“You could chew bubble gum,
Find that kid inside you.
If that doesn’t work,
You can always chew two.”
“Fit in some time
As through life you go.
Take an hour in a boat.
We both can row.”
“Do something you used to
Before being grown up.
Ride roller coasters
And try not to throw up.”
“But, what really helps
My brain in a muddle
It’s after a rain
Jumping in a mud puddle.”
“If it’s too hot out,
We could go to the museum
And the animals at the zoo, well,
We could go see ‘em.
and more…