You, doe eyed, those lashes br Hand grabbing them up br Like a miner's gold dust br Scratched up little red car br And plastic soldier man, no arm br Maybe yesterday's casualty of war br Them all jumbled up clutched, br In your stubby sweaty little hand, br And in the other, br with a tiny might, clenching br Oreo, with trail of cookie crumblings br br You, untainted child, invest well br A shiny squirming dime spent br For infinite imagination br And then it always grips me, br like a twice licked stamp-stuck br The curiousity of it, if I'd a you br Meanwhile my time br your gobbled candy br br You've Camelot with toy Indian br blue truck, Infinity br Layed out on a tabletop br Your busy-body curling fingers br You, child God br Ruler of little worlds of make believe br These cotton candy days br Eat slowly, then 20 years br And you will be, and I will be gone br I just hope, whatever your forever br You never grow up so much br You lose the little.