When I Was Ten and Four: a Crappy Version of When I Was One-And-Twenty

When I was ten-and-four, I heard my best friend say, “Don’t hand out your trust In its entirety. Even Satan was once An angel.” But I was ten-and-four, Too naïve and headstrong to listen. When I was ten-and-four, I heard my best friend say again, “Often enough, bad things fall On those who strive to bring goodness. Pick yourself up off the ground, And be wary with trusting people.” And I am now ten-and-nine, And oh, how I’ve learned she was right!