Sunday 29 April 2012

Fading Innocence




In the endless sea of innocence 

Deep within an infant's eyes 
Drifts the unsinkable ship of 
Truth, with its sails on high 

Silent, serene and sincere – his 
Peaceful eyes can be described; 
But this is that defines his today, 
Tomorrow belongs to the other side 



He'll envelope himself by grotesque 
Sheets of unbreakable complexity 
And bind his existence with falsehood 
By chains of long corrupted fantasy. 

But his soul will cling on to it, 

All through, and discreetly nurture 

It's complexity – allowing the rhythm 

Of his life defy the rhythm of nature 

But neither autumn's red-lipped fruitage 
Nor the spell of spring lasts all day. 
No matter how long it breathes, no 
Matter whatever it be, it fades away 

And so will those eyes, one dusk 
Break free from its cold hard shell 
But alas! Just to seep into another 
And in it for a new week dwell!

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