someday I would want to be a kid again

someday I would want to go back to those days,
where I had a bit more time at the end of each day
the time we friends used to sit on the streets
pulling legs, cracking jokes, watching birds

the way they used to pull me,
and I despite of flaming inside

behaved as nothing happened…

someday I would want to be a kid again,
playing in the park which was the muddiest
cycling on the street where all the water had filled
running to catch the kite on the neighbor's roof

bunking the tuitions playing cricket, volleyball
on being tired, putting the head on my mom’s lap
and just close my eyes to this world.

but don't ask me to go back to those exam days,
the ring of that alarm still haunts me.

someday I would want to take some time out for myself,
would plan a better start to a day, 

rather than just waking up and running to office,
a better end to the day, 

than leaving some coding in between,
and dreaming about that only

I would just not go to work some day
without having to explain to anyone, 

without some work, just for fun.

some other day, 

I would want to be that young at heart again,
the eyes would glitter at the sight of a new face,
that nervousness in starting a conversation,
that concern about the hairstyle and clothing.

someday, I would again flaunt my 16 again,
without caring who’s gonna mind, who’s not
but then after that day, 

I would come back to this life of mine
as a lot of handwork has gone into earning this too
this is where I always wanted to be,

and still there is distance to be covered
I will keep moving on,
thou I would want some more time in a day,
so that I can sleep more and not feel tired in the office hours.