My past where I belong

I was a little girl sat at home watching television with my Mum and Dad 
Back in my bygone days there was no such thing as an Apple ipad
Tho I cannot remember my childhood years very much
I know they were happy times with a loving homely touch
I guess I thought my youthfulness would go on forever 
Not for just one moment would they pass me by never

Alas one day when I was growing taller I think I must have blinked my eyes
And when I looked around my life had changed with so many lows and highs
Sadly both my dear parents were gone along with the timelessness of time
My childhood days had vanished and I had aged well past my prime
So in but the blink of an eye my old folks passed away
Nowadays I have them on old photographs that I lovenly display

Where an earth has my life gone to ?
Almost sixty one years
That’s mad
We have no idea time goes so fast when we are small 
So sad
If only we could go back to our past
Just for one day
Oh how I would love to see my Mum and Dad
All the things I’d love to say
These days I am married with children of my own
My children have children now 
So I am never alone

But I wonder when my Grandkids look at me 
They have only known me old
Tho I tell them tales and stories and they take in what they are told
If only they could have seen my Mum and Dad
How amazing that would be
But my folks were getting on in years the day that they had me
So I try my very best to keep my memories strong
All those recollections from my childhood years 
My past where I belong