Never Stop Playing

One day

you will wake up and you will realize that the little girl you once was has disappeared. Sad isn't it? That you must grow up and start being told that fairy tales don't exist. You will shout why not over and over again, you will have heartaches, make mistakes, pay bills. Eventually that little girl you once knew as yourself will have been lost between the scattered papers on your work desk, and the thought that naps are fun. I cant imagine you this way, without your imagination, with your blank view on the thought that trees are just trees and unicorns don't exist. Why cant you stay here with your imaginary friends and your laugh that you have even though things aren't funny? Who says you must grow up and do your hair, wear lipstick, and high heels? What happened to playing dress up and feeling beautiful with nothing on but a ballgown? Who ever told you that you needed that make up to cover up the parts of your face that make you who you are? What happened to you running around naked and feeling fine in your own skin? That little girl is hiding and you wont let her escape, trapped between boyfriends, and your job with all its seriousness. I miss you dancing without a care in the world, I miss your starry eyed expression you first had when seeing a pool. Why can't simple things like that ignite a spark in you? You were once filled with mistakes that involved coloring on the wall and jumping so high on the bed you fell off, now its nothing but wrong men, and not bringing a jacket when it rains. You no longer dance in the rain do you? There's no puddle jumping, no splashing with bare feet. Fight for that little girl back, make her part of who you are regardless of what age you are becoming, no one said you couldn't imagine unicorns or trade lipstick in for laughs. Dance in the rain barefoot, wear a ballgown and feel beautiful. Stay young, skip the nap even if your tired because I know you still remember how much you used to hate them. Do things that make you feel silly, that are immature, because who says you cant? Keep that spark in your life, watch Disney movies and have pillow fights. Stay up late and imagine the castle you'll one day have. You have to remember what it means to have fun, to enjoy your life without the hiding between books, lipstick, or pretty high heels. Laugh like you mean it, and cry from all the laughter. Imagine your a princess, and feel beautiful naked. This is your life and who said being an adult had to be boring? Be smart be responsible but don't forget what makes you happy, don't forget late night hikes or running through the sprinklers. You may be old by numbers but you have a young soul that is dying to get out. We all have some little child deep inside us wanting to explore the world and do exciting things. To often do we shut that child down and replace them with a nagging adult or someone who "cant do that because they are old". Be young and wild and don't forget where you started off, don't forget the joy you can bring yourself and the world if only you let go and live.