JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div id="items" onclick="myfunction(event)">
    <p id="item">a</p>
    <p id="item">b</p>
    <p id="item">c</p>
    <p id="item">d</p>
    <p id="item">e</p>
</div>

JavaScript

function myfunction(e) {
    var evt = e || window.event;
    var tar = evt.target || evt.srcElement;
    var val = tar.innerHTML;
    alert(val);
}