# Poem #51: Innocence

Author: bhscorch1313
Tags: Innocence, Poetry, life

#52 of Poetry

A somewhat darker poem that covers the presence and absence of innocence in the world. Enjoy.

_Innocence_

Sometimes the world seems dark and gray  
Not everyone sees the world that way  
With time all evidence of memories will fade  
No one will know who got on their knees and prayed;  
A light passing by may shed some hope  
Helping out all of those who struggle to cope  
Let this muddled message be marked and told  
Life and death will inevitably unfold;

Blood and gore seep into the earth  
But others are young and innocent from birth  
Our strongest and most prideful traits descend  
But what is done by them it all depends;  
I cannot see beyond my eyes  
This hatred inside I will despise  
The sadness and grief we call despair  
A small child asks "Why is life not fair?"

~bhscorch

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