The moment we enter the world...

The moment we enter the world

A memory out of reach

Our delicate digits curled

And tiny voices screech

Bright colors and odd shapes

These images sinking in

First soft caress and harsh scrapes

Test driving our delicate skin

Mother's love and Father's protection

A finite shield taken for granted

Sprayed by the world with infection

Old and new perspectives transplanted

Tawdry desires succumb to necessities

Panaceas become second nature

Mother Nature's rest at ease

Until we see the rest of the glacier

Author's Note

A lot of people I have shared this with have asked me why I repeat some words, I did that on purpose. If you think it works and you like it then I would love to hear what you like about it, if not I would love to hear what you think will help me improve it :)

Reviews

[Shivam Murari]

You poem is really one of the best poems I have read today.
It discovers and experiments on a variety of things.
The line :
"Mother's love and Father's protection
A finite shield taken for granted"
simply makes the poem sparkle like a diamond! Very nice!

Please do come and read my poems too! :)

[J. A. Lucero]

Wow that's so kind of you to say, thank you :) I'll definitely take a look at your work :)

[Shivam Murari]

My pleasure :)

[SquinklaPsyOps]

Very good, it rises the question if we remember our first day on earth.

[J. A. Lucero]

Thanks Anika :) And that's definitely one of the questions I wanted to make clear, I'm glad you got it :)