The Small Child Deceit

When a small child ask us why
They are asking us not to lie

About the world that is ahead
The one we knew before we were dead

Dead in the mind we possess right now
The one causing our smirks and frowns

The world that broke the one we knew
Remember the one that was me and you

The one when we skipped rocks across the pond
During the twilight or breaking dawn

They are asking us to remain true 
To the one that was me and one that was you

The one you dismissed, the one you forgot
Now you’re identifying being put on the spot

You are being called out
Too look within 

Now it comes clearer, you know the space 
When you could look in the mirror and see the face

Of a small child, the familiar friend
When we were young, just like them

I know you could be a slight bit confused 
Maybe even feeling a little bit used

But that is only the adult you, the one incapacitated by fears 
When you finally remember the child in you, the world is ever so clear 

The only feelings left behind, are ones you so choose 
The ones from the Mother’s child, leaving you completely and utterly soothed 

Those are the ones consistent; not loose, the ones reflecting in times of youth 
Deep within every essence of truth, before the lies that were told to you

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014



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