Escaping Innocence

I wish I had some more of my childhood left It was too soon too much to lose Those enchanting smiles Those ravishing times The boundless mind that dreamt sublime It's hard to believe those were things of past What is left of now is brutal reality Somehow I held onto my faith in love But they made me realize it is unreal We are all alike and we must follow the law Live in the shadows and love the stench of lies Innocence forever has left our side With profound negativity we abide Proudly we accept life as our fate And continue to live like a merciful surrogate I am still exploring the new realms of life Mediocrity is the winner but it is the truth that suffice