Naïveté

Let me tell you about who I used to be

I used to think humans were flawed and beautiful

I thought that growing up was something no one really did

but we told ourselves we had as we look back on how much we've learned

I used to think honesty was freeing

and the only notion worth fleeing

was that chivalry is dead

That the world was filled with different heads

with different minds

and different hearts that all felt the same feelings

I once believed our bodies had powers

like the smile in a stranger's face when you hand them a flower

or the ability to know when all someone needs is a hug..

the heaviness that weighs on your heart when you see the hurt another's eyes

and the searing hot redness that overtakes you

when that special someone has been wronged

I thought there were certain things that connected us all

And we could somehow see ourselves in each other

You see, I had it all worked out

I knew that everyone had an overflowing well of love

whether they knew it or not

And that it was our responsibility to give it to each other

Reviews

[RileyRedding]

This is stunning imagery. It flows like a stream. Was this inspired by something personal? Or just an objective understanding? Keep up the great work. My only critique is to edit the word workd in your fourth line from the bottom, but hey that's just me!

[Lizzie Mitchell]

Thanks all my poems so far are extremely personal
I'm not creative enough to write objective ones yet but I'm working on that!
Thanks so much for the feedback!
I've read it at least 5 times and never noticed that error so thanks!

[RileyRedding]

We tend to read things the way we knew we meant to write them haha. I love writing that's personal.

[Lizzie Mitchell]

..Agreed..