A Child

I am a child but i have a mind
it might not be on par with yours
but it still is a mind
you seem to think that as i am a child
i ought to be led like a mule
yielding, unresisting
but i am not a mule
and so, not to be treated like one
i might be a child but i have a mind
let me take some steps by myself
how else shall i learn to choose for myself
i might make mistakes
but with you here to guide me
they will become fewer
please do not cast me
in a mold you have chosen
let me have a choice
i might be a child
but still, i have a mind.