Question

What has the poet in 'Once Upon a Time' forgotten and what is his desire?

Answer 1

 This is a poem by the Nigerian poet Gabriel Okora,in which he laments the lost innocence of youth.In it he condemns the hypocrisy of adults-hemmed in & constrained by rules & conventions-adopting masks for different occasions:for lying,cheating & betraying-whereas childhood is portrayed as a time of honest laughter& spontaneity.