A bit of Childhood vs Adulthood....

I walked down memory lane yesterday,
thanks to an old dear friend.
She brought back nostalgia of childhood days,
sadly, which did come to an end.

When we were young, studying was our main responsibility,
but as we grew older with time,
besides job and house to find.
There's bills to pay, 
rent, EMIs, paper and electricity.

Earlier as children, examinations were our only tension,
but now there's getting to work on time, 
driving through traffic jams,
appraisals and fretting as to why we've not got a good bonus or promotion.

We'd wake up late on holidays and never have to worry,
about what's there for breakfast 
or who's going to prepare morning tea.
But now, we wake up at sunrise, be it on any day,
make breakfast, tea and pack lunch
wake up the kid, bathe and dress him,
and ensure that he's off to school, anyway.

Food would be placed on our dining table
and we'd eat with or without a fuss,
but now we have to browse through various recipes,
plan the weekly menu or with the husband or child discuss.

We'd get our clothes, toys and monthly/ weekly pocket money,
we had no financial pressures.
But now as adults, we need to budget, account, plan
our household incomes and expenditures.

Yes....Time flies and into adults, we all grow
we are little children no more.
We have our own goals to achieve, own battles to fight,
we all have new worries, new plights.
I do love this new "grown up" world of mine,
but sometimes I wish I could rewind back and be a child,
where I could just be young ( not that I'm old ;) and free,
but then if I could.....
I wouldn't be able to look back with a smile,
at these nostalgic memories.