aren't we just as young as we want to be anymore?

even if i close my door all the way

and my own walls offer only the ticking of a clock

and accommodating silence

outside my room, just down the hallway

there's always a comforting sound of children laughing,

playing, or singing in the background

not in a horror movie, creepy, sort of way

but in a...

somewhere out there

the world is full of life

sort of way

and i'd love to be

a part of it.