A cruel world awaits!

A cruel world awaits!

A Poem by andrew mitchell

A cruel world awaits!
I was a happy child,
eyes wide open.
Excited.
Now..... they're 
eyes wide shut,
shocked.
Society made sure of that.

© 2015 andrew mitchell


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The world turns, the cycle continues, how quickly we slip from innocence; and today, never more so.

A child needs to be a child, withour artifice or makeup for as long as possible.


Beccy.

Posted 10 Years Ago


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Gee
Nice Andrew,sometimes get to wondering what my daughter's kids will have to face with so many nutters on the prowl

Posted 10 Years Ago


andrew mitchell

10 Years Ago

haha mine two too!
Gee

10 Years Ago

A pink one Nureyev....
andrew mitchell

10 Years Ago

Whatever you choose Gee!! lol
Yes. Its no wonder we walk around so dazed and confused. The rules change so often its hard to keep up, so we just sit in our dark corner and hope light finds its way back to us some day. I blame the xmas presents we get. Novelty ties, socks and slippers. Whats wrong with old people getting scooters? I would love to see that :)

Posted 10 Years Ago


andrew mitchell

10 Years Ago

haha and you forgot hankies! Old people should get a pension rise! Worked hard and fought for our co.. read more
Amen to this...i was that child of the fifties...and then...came the turn of the century, and the "turn of the screw!"

Posted 10 Years Ago


andrew mitchell

10 Years Ago

lol love the story" turn of the screw!" What a title!. I was 59 vintage jacob just scraped in! and I.. read more

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Added on December 23, 2015
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andrew mitchell

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