Children are so innocent and
Happy, sweet, imaginative,
Funny, energetic, trusting.
They’re the model of how to live.

Why can’t we be more like the kids,
Instead of being, by and large,
Hardened, cynical, and fearful,
And e’er seeking to be in charge?

It’s so much more refreshing to
Be like kids, and we would do well
To emulate them, except for
The crying, the screaming, the smell

They make when their diapers are soiled,
The whining, the pouting, the art
Of not speaking intel’gibly,
And the screaming mania parts.