Youthful Thoughts Poem by David Taylor

To play, and discover what is there,
and let the senses touch and taste and stare.
To stretch the limits of this forming form,
And fall or miss, and not give that much care.
To tread in innocence where others would not dare
And being reprimanded, keep on going there!
To feel and let those feelings freely reign,
And not believe that they must with time remain.
To be with your love in joy, and in pain.
I know I am, and freedom is my aim.

And now…....
I am……
Much older.
There’s something……
Rather strange……
With all these years in passing…..
There’s really nothing changed!