Dragged, being pulled by them
from the clutches of innocence.
After being taught reluctantly
and being told the worst,
the physical judgment,
the accusation of morals,
the belittling of the unknown and not understood,
one can never wake,

Before long, they forget
of what was before and succumb to them
the people who forgot to care
on a planet once with life.
Reluctantly
absorbed into the tropes
of what is the norm,
little see, a chance,
through the fear
of rejection and darkness
thats clouds so many
and entombs all
a flicker, a spark
of warmth, creativity,
and light.