I was young once

I was young once,
It was, I recall, pretty good,
No boundaries set,
No neuroses developed,

Imagination unbounded,
Everything funny,
No sense of time passing,
No feeling that you're on the league table of life

But, hey, what's this?
Push through that invisible boundary,
And it's all as it was,
The only one who can make you feel as you do is you..

Why did it take 44 years to realise that I could be as free as I was at 7?
We had a burger with Rafe and some marshmallows
A good end to another hectic week
Son #1 is en route from France as we speak
A changed man?!