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Oh Mother,

If I were to go back to my childhood,
When it was much simpler;

My soul wasn't suffering,
My heart didn't ache;

My ears didn't hear,
My eyes didn't see -

All the bad that's in the world.

Remember when we played in the park? When you pushed my swing and I screamed at the top of my lungs out of excitement? When you laughed at me because I was acting silly and making faces at you going down the old, used up slide? When the echo of childish giggles mixed with my gibberish as I explained it to you how to throw a paper aeroplane?

Oh Mother,
If I were to go back to my childhood,
When you were there;

My soul, my heart,
My ears and my eyes

All of it
Belonged to you.

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