Innocence

Poem about Innocence

 

Innocence

 

We are born unto innocence, born unto purity,

We begin life with clean hearts, and clean minds.

We do not bear the pain of life, the burden of choice,

We are infants in our knowledge, and do not know evil.

As we grow, we are influenced by those around us,

We see the actions of others, we hear their words.

Are we doomed to always be exposed unto evil?

Why can’t we stay pure of heart, pure of mind?

Of course, we all must move past infancy and become adults,

But is it possible to maintain our innocence, our inner light?

We are born, and we are formed, we are born unto trouble,

But must we embrace the chaos, or can we resist it?

No matter what, we will lose our innocence, our purity,

The evil of this world will infect us, it is unescapable.

However, it is our responsibility to not let it take full control,

We must temper the corruption with light, with non-conformity.

For we cannot remain as children, we must grow and evolve,

We must succumb to some level of darkness and sin.

For we cannot fight Human Nature, we cannot resist what we are,

But we do have the power to be who we want to be.

We can be strong in our beliefs, we can stand up for what is right,

We can prevent the World from falling into an even deeper chaos.

We do live in a grotesque time, of malicious intentions and deceit,

We must stay strong against it, so that we may overcome it.

If we do not stop the cycle of abuse and ignorance,

Then our innocence will be forever lost.

Reviews

[AnoudQ]

I liked the topic that you chose, great work!

[Arpita Mondal]

I love how the poem weaves the connection between innocence and growth. Beautiful work.

[Reimyth]

Thank you! I wasn't sure how to convey this topic, but it's something I think about often.