Life

When I was a child, 
I thought as a child
Acted like a child
Felt as a child
When I became an adult I put away childish things and thought as an adult, acted like an adult, and felt as an adult

But life is not what its promised to be
People are not what they promised to be

Thoughts are not as they should be
Thoughts of jealousy, insecurity, inadequacy cloud your mind

Actions are not as they should be
Actions of love and trust are replaced with fear, anger, disillusionment and self-protection

Feelings are not as hey should be
Feelings of hurt, mistrust and loathing race into your heart

How easy is it to continue on such a path
Forgetting the child in you
Hiding him away and never letting him out to play

But once in a lifetime, when you wish upon a star
You are granted the gift of new life
Not new life as in the birth of a child but rather the rebirth of your spirit

Sometimes one can let it pass you by
Hide away from it, thinking it can only be another false promise
Another opportunity to be hurt
Think it would be too much work, and not worth the risk

But I have been given such a gift

And this gift is beautiful, pure, unselfish
This gift is all I could have ever hoped and prayed for 

My gift is you
And I shall continue to unwrap you for all the days of my life
I shall cherish and nurture you
Knowing that this is what I have been praying for

You.