Twenty-four Years Young

Twenty-four years ago, I was just a tiny thing.

I couldn’t walk,

I couldn’t talk,

I for sure could not sing!

A couple years down the line,

the world started making some sense.

I don’t remember much,

but I did start creating a lot of nuisance!

The little kid grew up,

he ran to school pretty soon…

I soon got bored of it though,

they expected me to be there every noon!

Now that I think of it,

we barely did anything there…

Sports would be the most awaited activity,

studying was anyway rare.

So just like that, I passed from school,

and a couple of colleges too!

I never really understood,

where all the time flew.

All this while,

I definitely grew.

Matured – may be,

though I doubt it is true!

With all that I experienced all through,

I do claim to be an adult now…

And yet, at the slightest sign of innocence,

I’ll have that kiddish Wow!

Maybe being a kid still is not so bad after all…

So long as I have the adult me hand-in-hand, is all!

And so here I am today,

twenty-four years young!

I do talk a lot; walk a lot…

I’ve barely left a song unsung!