I used to think that children
could never look clumsy,
or out of place
in this big wide world
they will always have
their innocent charm
and a place in every heart
I used to think that their cheeky smiles
their funny antics and little games
have reasons of their own
the reasons that we need not know
I used to think that their words,
their thoughts and wishes come from God
and they themselves came from heaven
to make this world a better place
But when sometimes passion runs foul
in blasts of empty rage
I see them pinned to a wall
or hiding behind doors and sofas
I see that then they look clumsy too
And when they struggle to understand
The questions that they need not even ask
O, yes, they look clumsy too
As if, in this big wide world
They have come to be
Contrary to the will of gods
©baba
Clumsy Kids
Shahid Baba
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 04/05/2021
Poet's note: I wrote this poem some years ago, do not remember the exact date/year. It is about children, domestic violence. When children struggle to understand the adult world around them, especially when things are not going well. This poem aims to draw attention to that aspect of our life that should be very close to your heart.
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Poem topics: children, funny, god, heart, heaven, never, passion, sometimes, innocent, wall, struggle, understand, charm, wide, world, place, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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