Innocence

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At some point, we were all young, ignorant, and naive from the world.
Like those times when you'd just stare at the window
And have so many wonderful thoughts flowing into you
Where all you ever have to do is imagine

Counting how many stars there are
And wondering what it's like in space.
Thinking of fairies, unicorns, and princesses
Or pretending to be a pirate, dinosaur, and ninja.

Everything was so simple yet diverse
There's nothing like responsibility, maturity or feelings
All you ever have to worry about is how to have fun.
But as you grow, everything around you changes.

The world suddenly becomes so wide and complicated
As if it wasn't hard enough to understand those things
And the biggest problem you'll ever have is
When everybody else grows up
Except for you.

You remain in that fantastic and unrealistic world that you created
While everyone else goes on and continue on with their path
They point their fingers and tell you to grow up
Because you'll hinder everyone's path if you remain stuck

"When will you wake up?"
It was the harshest thing I've ever heard.
He shattered my dreams in one fell swoop
Just because he couldn't fulfill his.

Tears began pouring
And my eyes are wet.
I don't know what it is
But for some reason, I felt sad and lonely.

Nothings wrong and everything is fine
Yet nothing seems right either.
Thoughts flooded my brain and overwhelmed me
My heart started to ache
The teardrops turned into
A weeping of my sorrow.

I wanted to get out of this world
And wander into our dark universe just like before
But I couldn't possibly  leave
Because the chains that bind me are whispering
Telling me that I couldn't do anything.

I used to smile when I'd stare at the window
But now, tears came running down instead
Because each time I'd stare at the window
The thoughts that kept entering my brain
Are thoughts I'd never welcome.

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