This poem reflects on aging and the desire to reconnect with childhood innocence. It considers the heaviness of responsibilities, the hurt of lost connections, and memories that linger.

Instead of wanting to relive the past, the speaker aims to find the childlike wonder, hope, and purity that adulthood often hides. It gently reminds us that beneath adult burdens,

“In Search of Childhood“

As the evening settles
beneath a fading sky,
I close my eyes
and wander back.

Not to a place,
but to a feeling.

A time when laughter
came without effort,
when tears dried quickly,
and tomorrow was never a worry.

Life has filled my hands
with responsibilities,
my heart with memories,
and my eyes with quiet storms.

Some people stayed only long enough
to become beautiful regrets.

Some promises
were never meant to last.

Yet every now and then,
my dreams open a forgotten door,
and I hear the echoes
of a child who once believed
the world would always be kind.

So I sit with the silence,
not trying to change the past,
only hoping to find
the innocent soul I left behind.

Yes,
I am still searching…
for the wonder
of a forgotten child.

(Vijay Verma).
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