"In The Arms of Childhood"

take me back to when I longed to grow into a teenager. take me back to when my smile was genuine, untouched by the world. take me back to when I belonged perfectly in the space of my father's lap. take me back to when my mother's hands gently wove through my hair with care. take me back to when snowfall meant wonder, not weather. take me back to the crossings where my tiny hand clutched my father's with trust. take me back to when everything felt vivid, honest, and deeply alive and take me back to the time when my Barbie phone meant more than the world.

Take me back to my childhood.

Take me back to my childhood.

Take me back to my childhood.

© FALAK IDREES

*** Falak Idrees is a student of Radiant Higher Secondary, Anantnag, Kashmir. She is an aspiring medical student with literary flavors, representing the dynamics of humanistic values in the poems she writes.