through a child's eyes
believe in magic
i used to believe in magic
real magic
weird magic
for a very short while
i thought very tiny people
controlled automated toilets and sinks
and it only freaked me out for a second
because my kid brain thought
of course they must be qualified
you'd have to be highly mature
to see all those butts
i believed in technological magic
that windshield wipers could sense
how much rain there was
and that's why they changed speed
for the record this exists now
these were not the kind of things
they were covering on mythbusters
when the tooth fairy was
inadvertently outed
by a fairly traumatic leprechaun incident
in kindergarten
i told my mom
i didn't want to know about santa
because i wasn't ready for christmas morning
magic
to go away
i built so many fairy houses
with my best friend
i'm convinced they still inhabit the woods
around her childhood home
we played a game called life
with a grateful dead bear named life
with nothing but bare feet, feral energy
and limitless imagination
.
as we do when we get older
i stopped believing in magic
then i realized as an adult
it still exists
we just have all these answers now
that make it harder to find
now it is music that touches my soul
that makes me laugh or cry
it exists when i hold the hand
of the person I love
sometimes it exists because science is so cool
sometimes it comes from some nice rocks
and a spell I found on reddit
words create it, art creates it
often it exists in the purity
of a single humans action
because we create it
magic
and since i started seeing it again
i find myself existing, magically
behind the eyes of a child
Hi all! I've never done this before, but I really enjoyed writing this poem and thought it could be a fun prompt for others to follow! Write a poem, any kind of poem, about reconnecting with your inner child. Link it here! I'll collect them all and put them together in a post on 10/9. Have fun! 🖤♥️🖤
About the Creator
River Joy
I make things with paint and words and light. I was once described as an asshole with Mr. Rogers vibes.
My Island Dream
I sit in the beach lounge chair, enjoying the sparkling, crystal blue water of the ocean in front of me. Though the waves were inviting me to dive into them, I opted to sit in the chair. Sunbathing suited me better than swimming in the ocean. The waves gently caress the shores; the breeze whispering in my ears.
By Iris Harris7 days ago in Fiction
Comments (26)
Feel of the childhood cogs rolling, so well painted. Tardy congratulations on Top Story, and a lovely prompt. I guess I'm too late, I'll look in to what came of it before too long.
I think about the magic my daughter has in her eyes so often and I do crave that back- but like you said I find it in other ways 🥹💕
Nice job
Yep such magic still exists if you know how to find it, or like you said we ‘create’ it. I love this idea. Terrific poem! ☺️👏
Oj, I am so sorry, missed the Top Story memo apparently- Super congratulations! Truly beautiful words and sentiment 🤍
This had been on my to read list for a couple of days. I think magic made me wait because it is exactly the beautiful, whimsical, hopeful sound I needed on this rather gloomy Saturday. Beautifully written and you have such a captivating voice -I loved the video so much! Wonderful 🤍
children see things so differently. Very refreshing
Thank you .i write a short horror story. if anyone like you can check my profile
We posted a poem about revisiting childhood. Hope you like it. https://vocal.media/poets/castle-treasure 💙Anneliese
This is Cute💖📝👍Congratulations on Your Top Story🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Wonderfully done, River. You captured the kid brain very well.💙Anneliese
Absolutely beautiful perspective that I needed to see the light!
Time to be sure, River. This is magical & movingly so.
I loved this!!! Awesome job!
Great work! Magical piece! Loved it!
Beautiful words reminiscent of years gone by. It's funny how you get lost in a daydream about your own childhood when reading something as inspiring as this. Thank you for that. And congrats!!!
Very nicely written. I like how you brought your childhood beliefs around into adulthood. Very well done. Congratulations on your top story!
Fabulous!!! Congratulations on Top Story!!!❤️❤️💕
This is so good, River. 'spell found on Reddit' - genius. Congrats on the Top Story!
Congratulations!
Congratulations on the Top Story! ❤💖💓💚🤦♂️
Lovely poem, River. I'll have to consider joining in.
awww this is great, River!! Magic exists in so many ways, like you said 😍
Enjoyed and like the prompt idea. Don't know how to link what I wrote here? In this comment section?
Beautiful poem. Well done and congrats on the TS