I rekindled my desire to be a child again...

And yet, there in that rustic bar

I re-kindled my desire to be a child again

Got hold of carrom-striker, befriended a kiddo guest and struck a game

Shy, hesitant, mute and cynical he remained, until offered a bowl of his favorite ice-cream

Just when I thought, I had won, he rushed back to his mummy, on orders

very similar to how our childhood vanished too, in a race to get older, on order!

Who said, re-living one's childhood remains a dream, forever?!