Cape Verde Islands

Sal

If I met my 4 year old self today

What would I tell her,

What would I say?

Would I warn her of the future,

Of the bad things yet to come?

Or would I leave her be naive,

To keep having fun?

Because my 4 year old self,

Believed the world a perfect place,

Would she recognize herself,

when she looked into my face?

Even though I learnt so much more,

And many years have passed since then,

I would give up all I have,

To view life through her eyes again.

(E.H.)