If there was no need to

 

I wish I were a kid

When things were simple and fun

There was no need to lead. 

 

Searing forests, fiery seas, there was no need to heed

But now rules are to be followed, and I can’t.

I wish I were a kid.

 

I’d wish for golden stars and flying feats

And to follow was to get it done,

There was no need to lead.

 

There was no need for lies or cheats,

So rampant in our current dump,

I wish I were a kid.

 

Days where all I wished were friends to meet,

And together in the park we’d run,

There was no need to lead.

 

Through eyes unaware, there was no need

To beware of a speeding train or raging gun.

I wish I were a kid.

For there was no need to lead.

- J.

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My first attempt at a villanelle. Villanelles are nice to read, but hard to write. Harder then pantoums. Surprise, surprise.