Inner Child Poem by Nancy Crossman

You were always there, in my shadow
As far back as I can remember…
Even though my shadow grew more lengthy
With every passing year

We chased rainbows in search of gold,
Danced in sweet-smelling meadows
Tailing butterflies and giggling
When buttercups turned our chin yellow

We saw magic creatures in puffy white clouds,
Made up stories about their faces
And when nighttime came
We wished upon every single star

But somewhere along the way, you disappeared
And I never even noticed you were gone
Then life happened, and I never got around
To looking for you! But something was missing in me

One day I grew into a woman
And I met that prince charming
You and I always dreamed about
And he was everything we knew he’d be

We were blessed with the most incredible gifts…
A daughter and a son to share our world
And they became my every breath…
My reason for every single thing I did

But children grow up... I did
And the years went by quickly, until one day
My little fledglings learned how to fly
And I suddenly found myself looking for you again

It took a while, but I found you…
Right there in my heart, my precious inner child
And I realized you’d been there all along, and
You are still the most important part of me