I wish

I wish I could be the cherubic innocence
I wish I could be the pure bliss
I wish I could be the unselfish love
I wish I could be the toothless smile

I wish,
       I could run away to my mother's arms
       And play around the shrubs and palms
       And squabble for the tricycle in the store
       And not worry about life anymore

I wish I be the child once more
Playing all day, sleeping all night
I wish I be the child once more
Ignorant of this rotten plight       

I wish...