Ode to childhood

Little kids,
minds so sweet , innocent and mild,
oh what I would give,
to go back to being a little child
no worries no stress,
just  sitting in a high chair making a mess,
not yet to be tarnished by the reality of life,
but a dirty diaper , the only reason for anger and strife,
laughing and singing and playing with toys,
to busy watching Elmo to get a broken heart,
from girls or from boys,
fate has tarnished my soul and soiled my mind,
yet my inner child , I have still to find.