Innocence

Its innocence Undisturbed Unpertubed By the turbulence Around it! A child's innocence! Peaceful is its sleep Smiles on its lips Troubles escaping it Oblivious of the upheavals Roaming in the adult world! A child's innocence! Soon! Yes, soonest! Its smiles will give way To hisses innumerable Its innocence will vanish And turbulence in its place! A child's innocence! Its peace will be robbed Its purity will be raped Its laughter will be torn All its cries will go unheeded By the cruel world of adulthood! A child's innocence! But for now It is enjoying itself Tomorrow is not its pain So let it last As long as it can! A child's innocence!