INNOCENCE

The confetti of shattered mirrors

In you I witness the breaks

Undeniably empty

Lacking the confident takes

A burdensome fantasy

As above so below

Staring down the hallway

Where did all of it go?

Bitterness becomes a way of life

Loss

Loss

Innocence can only last a little while

Have you lost your way?

We're making progress

We're making friends

Looking back on cruelties

Reflecting in the gleam of our blood

While the world has cheated us

As below so above

Shake hands with trauma

Greet grief with a smile

Bury this so ravenous

And let it sleep for a while

Loss

Loss

Bitterness is way of life