A Child's Ache Poem by Kamini Arichandran

Sunlight streamed into my eyes
Out of the warm dwelling place- the womb
Into breath of the human lamb
A child.

A mind of purity and innocence
A heart of wonderment
A soul of love.

The standards we set as a child
Surprises us when we are adults
We demand lots of loving attention
We are little judges who cry
when things are done wrong
We can understand God
and that we can do anything.
So does growing up, mean,
discovering ourselves as limiting?
We little heart people
With faith inspired ideas
With enthusiasm of the ages
Reach a place
Only to find
Those ‘who walk the path to love with me, no matter what turn it takes'-Deepak Chopra
Is a child's ache.