The Fall of Neverland

Neverland was a childhood dream,
never to grow up was the marketed theme.

Carousel rides, cotton candy and video games,
swimming pools with slides and a private train.

A seductive fantasy for the world's innocent.
An enchanted kingdom for every "Lost Boy" participant.

Tempted by the promise of a giant supernova.
A God, an Icon, a plastic Jehovah.

He is a king, a majestic Peter Pan, 
dominating the charts, dominating the land.

A beloved caregiver, a charitable mentor.
He gives until he can give no more

A good spirit he did have,
but remember every good does have bad.

Never forget the Yin and the Yang,
The dark is always waiting to be untamed.

Nothing can be completely good or completely bad you see?
it is how it is balanced that makes it favorably. 

His money and power tipped this scale,
this is how it happened, this is how he fell.

So, let's Dig a little deeper and we will find,
a disease that has been plaguing his restless mind.

A virus that was implanted by his stolen childhood,
laid dormant inside but now is understood.

It takes over him, it has complete control,
no one to tell him to stop, no one to tell him no.

He released all his demons and they finally win.
Free to do to others what was done to him.

Robbed of his adolescence and wanting it back.
Desperate and cunning he planned his attack.

An architecture marvel, magnificent and ambitious.
A magnet for children, sophisticated and malicious.

Crowning it Neverland, the lure for his revenge.
No one could cease or apprehend him.

Using it to steal the children's purity
becoming a bandit that held no warranty.

Neverland is not never after all,
It will be Forever for the victims that were involved.  

He made it a new Nightmare, 
for all that took the bait. 
They grew up confused and haunted, 
consumed with grief and hate.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019


Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Date: 5/16/2019 6:07:00 PM
Gotcha I think if I am reading this correctly Rebecca . Neverland a Predators tool or Childhood Dream snatcher . Great write
Login to Reply
Ann Avatar
Rebecca Ann
Date: 5/25/2019 9:12:00 AM
That is correct!
Date: 3/10/2019 11:05:00 AM
A rather chilling story, sad but true. Nicely written, Becca.
Login to Reply
Ann Avatar
Rebecca Ann
Date: 3/19/2019 4:56:00 AM
Thanks John!
Get a Premium Membership
Get more exposure for your poetry and more features with a Premium Membership.
Book: Reflection on the Important Things

Member Area

My Admin
Profile and Settings
Edit My Poems
Edit My Quotes
Edit My Short Stories
Edit My Articles
My Comments Inboxes
My Comments Outboxes
Soup Mail
Poetry Contests
Contest Results/Status
Followers
Poems of Poets I Follow
Friend Builder

Soup Social

Poetry Forum
New/Upcoming Features
The Wall
Soup Facebook Page
Who is Online
Link to Us

Member Poems

Poems - Top 100 New
Poems - Top 100 All-Time
Poems - Best
Poems - by Topic
Poems - New (All)
Poems - New (PM)
Poems - New by Poet
Poems - Read
Poems - Unread

Member Poets

Poets - Best New
Poets - New
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems Recent
Poets - Top 100 Community
Poets - Top 100 Contest

Famous Poems

Famous Poems - African American
Famous Poems - Best
Famous Poems - Classical
Famous Poems - English
Famous Poems - Haiku
Famous Poems - Love
Famous Poems - Short
Famous Poems - Top 100

Famous Poets

Famous Poets - Living
Famous Poets - Most Popular
Famous Poets - Top 100
Famous Poets - Best
Famous Poets - Women
Famous Poets - African American
Famous Poets - Beat
Famous Poets - Cinquain
Famous Poets - Classical
Famous Poets - English
Famous Poets - Haiku
Famous Poets - Hindi
Famous Poets - Jewish
Famous Poets - Love
Famous Poets - Metaphysical
Famous Poets - Modern
Famous Poets - Punjabi
Famous Poets - Romantic
Famous Poets - Spanish
Famous Poets - Suicidal
Famous Poets - Urdu
Famous Poets - War

Poetry Resources

Anagrams
Bible
Book Store
Character Counter
Cliché Finder
Poetry Clichés
Common Words
Copyright Information
Grammar
Grammar Checker
Homonym
Homophones
How to Write a Poem
Lyrics
Love Poem Generator
New Poetic Forms
Plagiarism Checker
Poetry Art
Publishing
Random Word Generator
Spell Checker
What is Good Poetry?
Word Counter