Innocence
She is
sheer joy and innocence.
The world has not molded her yet.
She is unblemished,
carefree,
blissfully unaware of
violence and hate and pain.
Her world is not sad
or confusing
or frightening.
It is simple and uncomplicated,
full of hope and happiness.
Sometimes I wonder
at the person she will
become.
But I can only watch her now
and wait.
And I wonder when
it will all disappear.
