My inner child
wants to explore the wonders
of washing up liquid bottles
and the adaptability of
sticky back plastic
Wants to stick her face in glitter
Apply for a Blue Peter Badge
Recieve a Why Don't You Fact Pack
And have Jim fix it for her
to finger-paint her way to success
She wants to skip
Turn handstands
And camp in the Wendy House
Sucking hot chocolate
through a twirly straw
Little Me wants to
fuzzy-felt away the lonely evenings
And detain the Care Bear for questioning
at the Lego police station
She magnadoogles herself a new life
By the embers of a fading fire
Condiders magnets and the fallacy
That opposites attract
She wants to be spirindangilly:
Display loony smiles at bus stops
'Tick' her office colleagues
Tell them they are 'it'
Then run to hide
Giggling amongst the staplers
Inner child reads
'The Enchanted Wood'
By the light of a glow worm
Her Victoria Plum duvet
Keeping dreams warm and possible
Her Christmas list
Asks Santa for a
cheekaboo and a Strawberry Shortcake