{"sf1_id":365095,"sf2_id":"J1Oz7kJn","title":"Poem #51: Innocence","author":"bhscorch1313","words":141,"posted_at":"2012-04-14T00:09:00.000Z","tags":["Innocence","Poetry","life"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/365095-poem-51-innocence","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/J1Oz7kJn","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/42/a4/42a4bb73-c217-4c9f-aa6d-d5e97790535a","description":"#52 of Poetry\n\nA somewhat darker poem that covers the presence and absence of innocence in the world. Enjoy.","content":"_Innocence_\n\nSometimes the world seems dark and gray  \nNot everyone sees the world that way  \nWith time all evidence of memories will fade  \nNo one will know who got on their knees and prayed;  \nA light passing by may shed some hope  \nHelping out all of those who struggle to cope  \nLet this muddled message be marked and told  \nLife and death will inevitably unfold;\n\nBlood and gore seep into the earth  \nBut others are young and innocent from birth  \nOur strongest and most prideful traits descend  \nBut what is done by them it all depends;  \nI cannot see beyond my eyes  \nThis hatred inside I will despise  \nThe sadness and grief we call despair  \nA small child asks \"Why is life not fair?\"\n\n~bhscorch\n\n[![Creative Commons License](http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nd/3.0/88x31.png)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/)  \n\"Innocence\" by bhscorch is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/)\n\n  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"Poetry","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/365092-poem-34-1-what-revised.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/365099-poem-52-chaos.json"}}