Comtemplative 9
A Child
Life starts simple and innocent
But who is to say what's next
Are we to say how
A child is to be raised
To decide at what time
A child loses their innocence
In an imperfect world
Our world, today
A child lives the life
That many adults do
Losing their childhood
Carefreeness gone forever
Why must a child face this?
What right do we have?
Putting our problems on them
To just turn and face our children,
Eye to eye, and tell them it is their problem.
Copyright 2000 Joe S. Lee