Delightfully WILD

Delightfully Wild

I was tamed

From being wild

When I was just a mere child.

I was framed

Into a box

Labeled, Good Boy.
I was not so much a boy,

As a trophy to be displayed.

And even when I played,

I had to look presentable,

With clean clothes,

And polished shoes,

That I dare not lose

When I played in the dirt.
I was tamed with a belt

That would leave a welt

But not as deep

As the curse of shame

That forced me to cast blame

Upon my very own self.
But when I got down

On my hands and knees,

Mother Earth would whisper,

“Do as you please,
Run and shout,

All about,

Without care or worry.

And please don’t hurry

As you explore the wonder

That is ME,

Beneath your feet.

Disregard what you think,

Those others might think,

When you are happy and wild,

Radiating the joy of your inner child,

That refuses to be meek and mild,

When there is dancing to be done.

Don’t always behave.

Or you’ll become a slave

To the disparaging thoughts of others.

Being naughty, from time to time,

Will save your sanity,

With a little self-indulgent vanity,

That makes your smile beautiful.
Please try to remember

That you are Mother Earth’s child,

Created to be joy filled and

Delightfully WILD.