The Loss Of Innocence

For a drama piece in school on Childhood.

Loss of innocence

Like blood loss

Only more gradual.

You don’t notice it,

It starts off slowly,

Silently;

You don’t notice it,

Not until it’s too late.

 

Truth,

That’s what causes it,

A yearning for truth,

Or rather, an unwelcome gift of it.

 

Truth inflicted.

Truth imposed.

 

But what does anyone

Want with truth anyway?

An end to innocence

To blissful ignorance.

 

You can see it on their faces,

That look,

Haunted, bruised.

The silence that surrounds them,

Replacing that uncensored happiness,

Replacing that childish elation.

 

An end to naivety,

To the certainty of fairy tales.

 

And then that deadness,

That comes to stay,

Replacing joy with confusion;

Smiles, with blank faces;

Innocence, with truth.

 

 

(The Loss Of Innocence)

 

Reviews

[EMP]

this is fabulous. definitely use it as your monologue! it's better than mine :P i really liked it and it's so true which just makes it even more sad. so yes, great, in fact i'm going to text you and make sure you use it. lush.

[Last Lying Look]

Beautiful piece.
I love how you've explained the loss of innocence.
This piece came together wonderfully. It's so full of truth.
Great work!

-E.M.R

[kushkush]

beautiful! and so true!