Little Child

Little Child By: Emily Kroeger Little child, Stay innocent. . . Little child, I am young too. . . Only seven years separate our ages. . . A seven-year difference and I have lost my innocence. Little child, Only seven years ago. . . Little child, I was as innocent as you are. . . Oh little child, Do not surrender to their sly smiles. . . Little child, I too, gave into their smiles, once. . . Once is all it took. . . My smile has been forever marked. . . Oh little child, Stay sturdy. . . Stand firm. . . Do not let their words corrupt your innocent soul. . . Little child, Do not fall into their hearts of fire. . . Little child, I know, you know that they will ruin you. . . Little child, I knew if I followed them, I would never be the same again. . . Little child, I still followed; I thought they were the answer. . . Little child, Keep your innocence. . . Because once you give it away, you cannot bring it back.