Jaded little children,
all have their fairy tales.
Too bad the Wicked Witch will win,
and the story end in tears.
They laugh like little children
as they warn against the world.
'Never talk to strangers.' and
'Always look both ways.'
Once upon a time,
before I was,
jaded in my innocence,
I smiled and laughed
and tears were part of life.
We're all grown up,
and so naive.
We're child-like,
and full of rage.
We're everything and nothing.
You can't see us.
You can't ignore us.
We're everywhere you look.
We're out of sight, and out of mind.
We're larger than life,
and right in your face.
We're everything you love and hate.
We're all so innocently jaded,
so childishly bitter.
We grew up all wrong,
and now we're neither here nor there.
We're all grown up,
and so naive.
We're child-like,
and full of rage.
We're out of sight, and out of mind.
We're everywhere you look.
We're everything you love and hate.
We're everything and nothing.
Author notes
This is about me and my friends.
We grew up before our time.
Written October 30th, 2006
A contest entry
- Teenage contest! by Tyler N Stephy BFFL.
450 points, ended November 28, 2006, 15 entries
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Innocence doesn't last long and truly, it's saddening. I wish I could feel innocent again, truly not know the things about the world that I do now... It's sad. I like the way you added twisted fairytales to the equation, nicely done.
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Great
I really liked this poem, I much more prefer rhyming that free verse but this is something that makes me change my mind about the matter. The way you used a story book fairy tale kind of scheme is brilliant! I love this and it makes so much sense. thanx for entering and good luck in the contest -
great poem goodluck in the contest.
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last stanza a killer
brought the whole poem together nicely
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Thanks, but damn it's old.
I actually pretty much forgot about it.
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good entry!
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