Longing

He looked outside

Of his window

And reminisce about

His childhood.

How he used to

Pluck those green

Mangoes from the

Neighbor's tree.

How he was beaten

By his mother

For being naughty.

How he teased

His sister and

Fought with her.

How he cheated

In the game of ludo

With his friends.

There was a faint smile

On his lips

And a longing to

Visit those days again.

When life was simple

And he was a simple boy

With dreams in his eyes

And a determination

To achieve.

Now, he has achieved

Everything

But lost that simple boy

On the way.

He longed to be that

Carefree child again.

But this longing

Was just a dream

Which he can never

Fulfill

Because life goes on.

Neither it moves back

Nor remain still.