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Revelations
February 26, 2018
As you grow older the world is revealed
A terrible man, a smile conceals
The beautiful bud, a wilting young flower
A strong able thing, sucked of its power
Your childhood hero,
From a ten to a zero
The world a much darker place,
Than you saw long ago with your small little face
Although as you grow older you see also good,
The devoted small number who do all they should
A pit to fill in, they make it a mountain
Betweed every mudhole, springs a clear fountain
No matter how many more bad rule than good,
None of them can overshadow the ones who did all they could.
© Lauren S., Reading, Berkshire, UK
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This poem is about how as you grow older, the way things really are is revealed to you. When you are little, the world is an innocent happy place. As you grow up you see all the flaws and problems. But alongside these faults, there are small, beautiful good things that make life worth living.