Innocence & Purity
“They say innocence fades with time, but mine was stolen long before I could let it go. This poem shows how one person's innocence was stolen, and how purity turned into scars as they grew up.” Innocence & Purity In childhood— I gazed at my reflection with pure love & affection, Never knowing That one day I would despise The very face I once adored. As I grew, The hatred deepened— Not just for myself, But for the world I once held so dearly. Why you ask? Because the world stole from me— The innocence, the purity, The light-hearted laughter That now trembles Just to keep breathing. The world toyed with my mind Like a ball kicked around— Until torment no longer stung, But grew into an addiction. An addiction born From my own acceptance, Believing I deserved Every shard of agony That carved into me. I thought it was the only escape— Blind to the trap ahead: Snakes slithering, knives glinting, Poison dripping… A cage with no door. Had I known— Would I have chosen d...