Lost Boys

They say to put childish things away
we are too old
to look back
we are told
For years we strive to appear older
than we really are
to be respected
accepted
and credible.
Only to realize what we've left behind
once it is too late to go back
Responsibility has woven its way into
the very fibers of our being
while risk has woven its way out
taking carelessness and adventure with it
They say to put childish things away
and live vicariously instead
while we sit patiently by the window sill
awaiting Peter Pan's return