Children are always so fun to be around,

With their imagination always running like a train.

They can take you to a new world you never knew existed,

Making you forget all the hardships, even the pain.

They run and dance and are always happy,

With no care in the world about anything.

Sometimes if you squeeze your eyes hard enough,

You can go back to being a kid where it is always spring.

You remember trading silly bracelets and secrets with your friends,

Never worrying about work, only playing all day. 

But, when you open your eyes your back to the current,

And all your responsibilities pop up on display.

Kids always tell you,

I want to grow up!

I don’t want to go to school!

I want to make my own rules!

I don’t want to have a bedtime!

And you just want to tell them to stay a kid forever,

Going to summer camp and making crafts,

Waking up on Christmas to find Santa and his reindeers came,

Finding cardboard to make castles and spacecrafts.

Those old memories are so joyful and happy,

You would do anything to go back to that time and dress up. 

Children are always so fun to be around,

And you just want to tell them to never grow up.