Innocence,

Where have you gone?

You’ve run away,

And now everything seems so wrong.

The world used to be so colorful,

There were forever sunny days.

But now I see blood red,

And the sky jail grey.

I used to believe it was perfect,

Nothing could go wrong.

Innocence, you gave me a shield,

But innocence, that shield is now gone.

Innocence please come back,

I thought I had an 18-year warranty,

Innocence please come back,

This is a world,

No child should see.

I’ve tried to cover my eyes,

And run the other way,

I’ve tried to cover my ears,

But this earth,

It haunts all of my days.

Your whispers flow through my ears,

And stab at my youthful brain.

Innocence I’ve cried for millions of people,

With the shower running down my face,

Like rain.

It’s not a peaceful sob,

It’s one that steals my breath.

It’s supposed to be natural causes,

But it’s cold bloody deaths

Innocence I thought I was numb,

That I cried all my tears.

Innocence I was hopeful,

Of what the world could become in the following years.

Innocence why did you leave me,

I was only eight.

It was supposed to be just news,

But it was your fate.

Instead, it stole my attention,

And you went with.

You didn’t even say goodbye,

Or blow me a farewell kiss.