Let Me Be

Let me walk at my own pace

Let me grow as I want

Don’t make me grow up fast

Let me grow up first

I have yet to learn the A,B,C of life

Don’t make me learn it by heart

Let me live it and learn it

I promise I will never forget

I promise I will always remember

All the important lessons

That I learn through life

Not just learn by heart

I want to run, jump and slide

I want go up and up on the ride

The green grass and the muddy bush

Let me play there a little while

Please don’t hold my hand and push

Let me walk a little mile

On my own

Let me fall

Let me get up

On my own

Let me learn the lessons

Lessons I promise I will never forget

That I learn through life

Not just learn by heart

Come walk with me

The roads are dirty

But they are full of fun

Come be my friend

Keep me sturdy

Be my sun

I promise I will shine

Through your light

I promise I will be a bright star

May be not as bright

As some other star

But as bright as I could learn

AS bright as you let me learn

I promise I will always keep the light

I promise I will always shine

I promise I will remember everything

That I learn through life

Not just learn by heart

(C) Juztamom

Shared with NaPoWriMo. The prompt was a challenge to write a poem in the voice of a member of your family. This poem is on behalf of every child I know. I wish we let the kids be kids for some more time before we pressure them to be a part of any rat race.

Some of the fellow participants:

http://janakinagraj.com/  – Janaki

http://jaibalarao.com/   - Jaibala

http://poojashridhar.blogspot.in/ – Pooja

http://andiwrite.com/ – Count

http://ponderingtwo.blogspot.in/ – Rohan

http://advkaranshah.blogspot.in/ – Karan

http://www.rinzurajan.blogspot.in/ – Rinzu

http://artofleo.wordpress.com/blog/– Vinay

 http://thoughtspop.wordpress.com/ – Nithya

http://viewsofpreethib.wordpress.com/ – Preeti

http://whilethecoffeebrews.blogspot.in/- Naina