The Child Inside

Baby Ricochet is having one of his moments of sanity again

At heart I'm just a simple man
with a loving child inside
With everything I've seen and done
Somehow he stayed alive

For that much i am grateful
A child can feel life's joy
In the simplest of moments
The world as one big toy

Flirting with a lovely girl
Watching the butterflies
Intellects can mock and scoff
Cause they don't get why

Because it's stupid simple
There's nothing to ponder on
The joy of life is in the moment
and the moment is always gone

We struggle and we live in pain
We blame everyone who took part
But in the end it doesn't matter
Only you can mend your heart

A task so monumental
No grownup could survive
It's not for us to even start
It's for your child inside

Author's Note

Every so often I have these kind of insights. If I had any sense in my head I'd do something to encourage them to grow. I gotta admit though I get the biggest charge out of the simplest things. That's got a lot to do with me maintaining my sanity.

Reviews

[Ezequiel Esquibal]

I like the idea expressed here very, very much!

[Baby Ricochet]

Thanks for stopping by

[Tate Morgan]

From these moments come the eternal truths. You have such a gift in you wisdom garnered from life's forge this is without a doubt the best of yours. So far and for me the first time in a long while that retread and absorbed a piece through just simple pleasure you've tapped the well of humanities soul. To bring out the better Angel. Of man character you are a pleasure to read and gentleman extraordinaire

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Tate

[lee von cleef]

You too, cool I love when you let the grown up go, the air is light into your heart.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Lee

[Shankar]

I like this poem.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Snankar

[Salar Majak]

(The joy of life is in the moment
and the moment is always gone )

maintaining your sanity? everyone needs to, sometimes :)
beautiful poem, full of emotion, realistic emotion that we need.
beautifuL!!

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you aurora

[Salar Majak]

if you don't like this site then leave......
if you haven't provoked him he wouldn't have said such things to you, so f*** off ok???? AND STOP SPAMMING PEOPLE'S COMMENTS!
GOD!

[Jem Sagcal]

I do agree that we all have that little child inside. That child of innocence, of fun, of a being that sees the goodness and excitement in the world.

I struggle with school, (non-existent) love-life, and family, and sometimes I wish to go back to the days where I was just a kid that lived life in awesome adventures. Reading your piece reminded me of those times, and it reminded me that I can still harness that inner-child in me to take in life as another awesome adventure.

As we grow, we should all be reminded of that child within us... It keeps things fun.

I admire this piece incredibly much, I find this absolutely enjoyable. Thank you for sharing this with the internet.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thanks for stopping by thanks for stopping by jem

[Rita L. Sev]

I really enjoyed this piece - fostering the inner child is so important, and yet we often forget to do it. This is a wonderful reminder. Love the verse beginning "Because it's stupid simple". When we stop embracing the simple, and even the stupid sometimes, that's when that child dies within us. Great write!

[Baby Ricochet]

Trust me I know how to embrace the stupid. Thanks for stopping by.

[Pax]

i got to admit the child in me is sleeping... and occasionally wakes us depends if its safe or not... well i wonder why...

"Only you can mend your heart"
~ that is true... it only comes to a choice we take, we make and we move forward as we understand ourself more better... maybe because no one can understand more in the matters of your well-being other than yourself...
great write my friend...
very expressive!

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Mr pax

[Emily Feret]

With everything I've seen and done
Somehow he stayed alive

I really liked this line, and it actually made me a little sad. It made me think of all the people out there who had an awful childhood, or no childhood. It makes me feel grateful for the life I have lead

[Baby Ricochet]

Thanks for stopping by Emily.

[Lina Grey]

different, yet still amazing :) We all have a little child inside to love the world and all it's wonders. I actually just read an article about a man who is really just a big kid. He does whatever interests him, whatever playful thing catches his fancy, and he's a freaking genius (seriously, he is, he started college when he was 12).
I think that's the secret to it. I think the meaning of life is to have fun, explore, make mistakes. Be a kid. It's what you started out as. Who says you're not perfect the way you were made?
lol sorry I'm rambling. I've actually put a lot of thought into this idea, and I'm currently trying find the child inside me... not sure where the little bugger ran off to...
anywhooo good write Ricochet :)

[Baby Ricochet]

thank you Lina

[Lina Grey]

:)