Young

Once so young and innocent

Now comes pain and glory

Harsh times have past

Harsh times to come

Gentle hands have gone

Faces have passed

Once so young and pure

Now so cruel and tainted

These eyes once seen white

Now sees the world

So mean and hateful

Once was so kind and gentle heart

Now filled with school work

Board with life

She tells herself it will be alright

Day after day

Same thing same thing

Reviews

[Chris]

Children have always been cruel - they haven't yet learned their humanity or the "accepted" behaviors of their generational society. After they have "learned", they BECOME that society and their current cruelties are accepted as the norm standard to be taught to the next children as the new standard of accepted behaviors. The previous generations are left to experience the new "accepted" behaviors and contemplate the "failures" of the previous moralities that no longer seem to matter to anyone but themselves... and life goes on - til it doesn't.

[Karen Redburn]

It certainly does feel that way at times, doesn't it? You have captured this feeling/thought well in your poem. Enjoyed the read, thank you!

[Desiree O'Neal]

No thank you for commenting on my work, feel free to read some more if you want.

[Amy]

This was a good poem. It shows that as people get older, the more we realize how things really are.

[KCthelastboyscout]

It's no fun getting older but you're thankful you're still here. The rest of life is what you make it. It's exciting in some ways knowing your destiny is not planned

[Desiree O'Neal]

True but its not always fun and I always seem to notice all the bad rather then the good.