When i was young i use to dream of ponies and paradise
Of living in a world filled with love, happiness and faith
All my problems could be washed away by a simple kiss from my mother
I used to paint the world as i wanted it to be
Or write a story about the goodness and purity of life
The grayness or blueness of the exquisite sky
I would stay up all night thinking about being loved by that special man
We would take a stroll on the beach, with the sunset glowing in the background
The soft sea breeze would serenade our minds as we are closed off from the rest of the world
I would sit up by my bedroom window and write in my diary about all the stupid little things that were roaming in my naive young mind
I would dream about a world were there is no war, no revenge, hate or argument
A world were humans don’t fight because of religion, race, social class or any other little petty thing
At the smallest sight of any sadness, any pain in the world, i would cry all night because i just could not understand it
Oh how i was young and full of dreams, ambition, happiness and hope
As i sit here looking back at the past, i now see how my mind has been polluted by the world, by politics, by people
No longer do i wait for my knight in shinning amour, my prince, my superman
No more do i still hope for unconditional love, for paradise, for happiness, for peace in the world
No longer am i an inspired butterfly willing to spread my wings and explore the beautiful world
Now i see that all that is left in the world is the present..
And i don’t cry no more
Sometimes i wish i still had the innocence and naivety of a child that i was
All that i’m left with is my mental Rubik’s cube
chicpress 
THis is really good! 🙂 … yes to the Present. But don’t you give up yet! Because life is both dark and light, or a combination of both.
i know, its just that when we were young it was much easier, it was all sunshine and flowers.. :-D.. no troubles..:-D.. thanx for your lovely comment..
When I was young I thought as a child but when I grew up and discovered reality – the way things really are as opposed to the lies spoon fed to my by parents – pastors and teachers – I became a realist and took out my fly swatter.
yeah, as kids we all have different perceptions of the world.. but as for me i wasn’t fed lies by the grown ups around me, i just had a very fantasy,dream like perception of the world.. 🙂
This is really beautiful because it’s so simply the truth. The title and last line really make an impact. Very cool.
Thank you so much.. i’m glad you enjoyed it.. 🙂
Wow – So telling of the purity and innocence of youth. What I love is that you see how you were, and what the world did to steal that preciousness – the answer will be in solving the Rubik’s cube – coming home and realizing it for the first time 😉
So true, now i have to solve it and like you say, coming home and realizing it for the first time.. 🙂
How easy it is to say … all that is left. While very poignant from beginning to end, I feel life’s puzzles are put there so we try and find the better place and not for the people who can solve that damed cube in the blink of an eye. I always felt it came to easy to them…. maybe I’am just jealous because I never could. 🙂
Hahahaha.. i don’t think its jealousy, i agree with you, its better to solve life’s puzzles through out the stretch of time, not in the blink of an eye.. 🙂
lovely poem, it made me run back to the meomories of my childhood, each stage of our lives is just a miracle come to think of it…you are right all thats left is the present…its all there is after all!
Thank you so much, im glad it made you reminisce.. 😀
You brought sad tears to my eyes. I know what the world is, I’ve seen the bad side of it up close and personal but I still hold on to all of the good I have also seen. It’s a world of both, we just have to find our place in it. Much love and big hugs!
I know, sometimes its just so hard to see all the hurt going on in the world..thanx for coming by… 🙂 much love and peace..:-D.. **huggs**
Just so honest , it is sad we have to grow up but if we did not who would save the world. Keep writing you are making a difference!
Woow!! thank you so much, i’m glad you think so, im so flattered.. 🙂
This one brings in a nostalgic feeling in me… Nicely done… love it 🙂 🙂
Greatly appreciate your comment.. :-D.. thanx for stopping by
Wonderful post, you’ve made my heart ache for you and for my childhood. I remember that, the simple kiss from my mother.
I don’t look for the superman anymore either, but that’s because I now know that I can provide for myself. There is strength and a feeling of achievement in that for us.
Very true, with growing up and losing dreams, comes strength and power to see the world for what it is and take care of ourselves.. 😀
This strikes a chord in my heart… I didn’t have that innocence when I was a child for very long… but I think about it a lot now that I’m older. Thank you for sharing this.
Oooh..wooww.. thats a shame that you didnt have that innocence for long.. but im very glad that you liked this.. 😀
exactly. beautifully expressed.
woowww!!! Thank you so so much!! 🙂
I like this very much. I’m a middle-aged guy now and I often find myself trying to throw the cube away to just look at the beauty of the world as it could be, the way you describe it. And you know… some of it is still there, I can catch glimpses. Brief and fickle, yes, but still valuable and a large part of what makes life worth living.
It really does make life worth living.. :-)… I’m glad you like my poem.
told u life can be so hard and it strikes hard 😦 but to kill the innocence and naivety of youth that’s just too hard to bear
and as Dr. Freeze told Batman when he wanted a cure for Alfred 😀
take 2 of these and call me in the morning 😀
hope u like’em 🙂
Meraviglia!
🙂