Innocent Child


			Innocent Child Innocent child, you don’t have to tell me that you want to be exposed you don’t have to tell me you’ve always been closed away from the world. Innocent child, you have to learn it’s more than laughter to survive you have to learn it’s more than crying to get by Innocent child, I see you staring at the homeless I see you staring at your dad’s fists and your mother’s bruises she always soothes afterward Innocent child, you’re starting to see things aren’t fairy tales you’re starting to hear all the helpless wails. Innocent child, give it a while you won’t be as innocent as a smile.