The heart of a child

The heart of a child

Is tender and kind

When not yet bruised by life

The mind of a child is naturally open

And connected to the solar light

Vast areas of connection

Where curiosity lives

Flowing from deep within

The underground spring of sensing

But what happens to the heart and mind

And soul of a child

When it is hurt?

And when the curiosity connection

Is severed?

When the feeling self is shamed?

The entire structure of its being

Is re-arranged

And so the child loses its way

To the manifestation of

All that is most good and true

Tender

And beautiful.