Goodbye, Childhood

I didn’t purposely set out to write a bunch of sad poems about my life.  But in my brokenness I did cry out to God, and often felt lead to write down my thoughts, feelings and memories.  This became a way for my heart to heal.  Maybe you feel you lost a part of your childhood too.  It is okay to grieve that loss.  I have found that only God can bring complete healing.

 

I’m just a little girl,

please treat me as such.

Your grown-up words and behavior

are just too much

for me to understand and comprehend.

I feel my innocence coming to an end.

I just want to be free

to run and laugh and play.

I want to feel loved.

I want to feel safe.

Your adult world scares me,

please don’t burden me with it now.

My plea goes unheard,

I guess I’ll deal with it somehow.

I’ll pretend it’s okay.

Your grown-up world is fun,

and no one seems to notice

that I’m much too young.

Goodbye, childhood.

I’ll save you for a rainy day,

maybe then I’ll be free

to run and laugh and play.

Copyright 2001 Debbie Haupt