====== Back When I Was Young ======

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Back when I was young\\
Parts of me still hang\\
A future path, undefined\\
Those parts still\\
frozen in time\\

Then brought to the fore\\
To the here and now\\
Experienced again\\
Re-wound\\

Now shaken - Stirred\\
Upset & confused\\
The growing up again has just begun\\
Old feelings, words and states of mind\\
Are felt\\
Then blow away\\

Did we hold on to remember?\\
To relinquish control?\\
To be safe and secure in a cruel world?\\

Now\\

Stepping out into sunshine\\
Blue skies and change\\
These old baby eyes are renewed\\
To see a new world\\
Experienced again\\
"Don't take it away!"\\

... and release ...\\

It's only a passing phase\\
As the young fills its space\\
On the inside\\

To grow and be whole\\
To be in the world\\
And the fear is not here at all\\

**Matthew Hudson**
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