"Yes" (To a Child)

Where could I go,
if no one said, "No,
you can't make the attempt,
you're too wild and unkempt?"

I could race cars
or visit the stars,
or be the first one
to harness the sun.

I'll write the best book
or learn how to cook,
to show magic with tricks
or ballet, with high-kicks.

So when I ask, "Please,
may I try Those or These?
(whether boy or young girl)
I would give it a whirl."

And maybe I'll find
where my heart and my mind
show me life can be blessed,
when people say, "Yes."