Riddle M

Opinions and answers are welcome :)

I live in young-at-heart

people get rid of me while growing,

why they do so is such a riddle;

let me help you with this guessing:

I'm the most underestimated virtue,

but so helpful and loyal I can be to

the ones that trust me and blindly 

let me lead you to happiness that secretly

stands in the smallest negligible thing,

I cure the injuries on your skin,

of the pain you once felt, I make you forget.

In this world of monsters, I'm here to protect

you, I'm the shield and sword a few see,

I guide these ones to the horizon over the sea,

to the rings of Saturn, to the moon and back.

Sometimes I sweeten the truth, of imagination I don't lack,

I do it for my friends, 

because reality may be too hard for them,

The one writing this riddle is a friend of mine,

without me, he can't survive,

I've helped him in the darkest periods of his life,

he's now so loyal to me as a man to his wife.

Since I think too much I've said,

I'll end this poem in the middle of saying ...

Author's Note

Ok, there are 2 enjambements, "people" (2nd line) and "let me lead" (8th line), that means that according to if you read it linked to the verse where they are or to the verse that came before, you'll get two different meanings (that was made on purpose!),
for example "people", you can read "I live in young-at-heart people" or "people get rid of me", to make the poem works you should try to read both meanings at the same time ;)
For the record, now I'm getting more ... "personal", I really care about the thing I've described here.
The answer is ... Innocence.

Reviews

[Victoria PoetryBunny]

Well I had no idea of it being innocence. I like this, and this last part:
"The one writing this riddle is a friend of mine,
without me, he can't survive,
I've helped him in the darkest periods of his life,
he's now so loyal to me as a man to his wife.
Since I think too much I've said,
I'll end this poem in the middle of saying ..."

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Ah, you do this to me often!Riddle, riddle, riddle!

[Laura Maidah]

why they do IS such a riddle. That's what you mean, right? It needs verses, but it's really pretty. Last line is a cracker of fiery brilliance. Nice.

[外人 (Gaijin)]

Thx for the correction ;)

[Luciole]

well done my friend...you have managed to completely stump me. Haha I thought I knew what it was but as I kept reading, I knew my answer couldn't be it. I'm going to keep trying though, that I can promise you ;)

[外人 (Gaijin)]

Just for curiosity, what did you think it was?

[Luciole]

Well honestly, up until the 8th line, I thought it was a pet. haha

[BLBrown]

I am not very good at deciphering riddles...my brain just does not work that way. It's an interesting description but I cannot come up with anything. I think the answer is childhood based on what you wrote below...clever.

[Dr. Wood ?]

very interesting this...I love a good riddle...I was going to guess innocence...which wouldn't have been far off the mark....Good concept...I hate to give my opinions fully as I have been lambasted by very annoyed poets so suffice to say This was pretty well constructed in my layman opinion...thanks for sharing

[Aly Jones]

Is it youth?

[外人 (Gaijin)]

nope, it's something usually linked to a part of it, childhood

[外人 (Gaijin)]

Since many people have misunderstand: the answer is not childhood !