Toy

When young we dreamed 
we dreamed of things 
and places and people 
we wished to have 
and go and be 
We played with toys 
that somehow filled time 
and fit with fun 
And then we grew
out of our toys 
and into our lives 
replacing things and places 
and people with well
things and places and 
people feeling comfortable there
But as those same 
began to lose stuffing
and adventure and desire
we searched for our 
own youth in toys 
New things and places 
and people that distract 
divide and ultimately destroy 
Toys are best left 
in hands of children 
for a child’s mind
is one of innocence 
and glee and giddiness 
whereas the adult mind 
is full of corruption 
and chaos and compromise 
Not a very promising 
place for a toy