Childhood Innocence
As a child you’re shielded from the world
From the very beginning, protection from this world
Parents feared for our safety, hoping we make it home daily
Mom never lets you out the house, in that blouse
You don’t understand so you change
You’re not allowed to watch that t.v show, it’s inappropriate
Avoid strangers, “we don’t speak to people we don’t know”
Until one day you aren’t anymore
You walk with keys in your hand, you don’t know who is around
The man down the street hollered at you
A boy at school touches your arm in a weird way
You now realize what they want to protect you from
Not from everything, but from the dangerous things
Things that take your innocence away, things that will take your life away
Anonymous