Innocence of a Child

There is no love
Like a child can give
There is no life 
Like a child has to live
There is no beauty
Like a child can see
There is no angel
Like a child can be
There is no pain 
Like a child can feel
There is no fantasy
Like a child sees as real
There is no faith
Like a child can believe
There is no impression
Like a child can leave
There is no fire 
Like a child can burn
There is no knowledge
Like a child can learn
There is no joy
Like a child can bring
There is no song 
like a child can sing
There is no dream
Like a child has made
There is no price
Like a child has paid
There is no plant
Like a child's favorite flower
There is no serenity
Like a child's sleeping hour
There is no heart 
Like a child holds
There is no creation
Like a child molds
There is no battle
Like a child must win
There is no place
Like a child has been
There is no music 
Like a child can hear
There is no happiness
Like a child's cheer
Most of all,
There is no horror
Like a child's fear
There is no sorrow
Like a child's tear
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Perna Avatar
March 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
LOVELY!
Gifford Avatar
March 16, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Hello Julie, this is so true, beautifully done.
Cronin Avatar
April 16, 2022 at 8:36 PM
Nicely done, I really liked this.
Green Avatar
September 28, 2021 at 2:58 PM
Wonderfully written and so very true.
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