"Bliss"

Through the eyes of a child,

Clean a pure,

The world is beautiful and teeming with unexplored possibilities

We're safe in mommy and daddy's arms

Our only worry is Santa Clause not coming in time

With our pony that we know he's bringing at last!

We know nothing of life except the simple fact: The sky is blue

 

But we cannot keep that innocence for long, can we?

First our puppy "goes to sleep"

Then maybe grandma joins him...

And one night daddy doesn't come home

And mommy and us are left alone

Our view of the world shifts: The vibrant blue starts to fade

 

Time goes on, we can't contol what we hear, right?

We see the men and women with big guns go in to bleak countries

Children there cling to mommy's skirt, afraid.

Their sky is grey

Across the world mommy can't feed her baby

And daddy's out of work

And sister is sick.

Somewhere else a young girl is forced to grow up to fast

She has a child or two at her feet, and she isn't ready

But she has no choice, does she?

No. Her sky is black.

 

And we dreamers

We children enter the world with a gasp

Culture shock to the extreme

Who could be prepared for the world-- the real world-- we live into today

And its time like this when I think it might be true:

Ignorance is bliss

 

Author's Note

Inspired by the phrase: Ignorance is Bliss

Reviews

[ShelWars]

This is filled with such truth. You translated the term in a fantastic way. Well done!

[❀ Gabriela ..]

Wow... this is really amazing. You definitely captured the phrase "Ignorance is Bliss" perfectly. Excellent poem!

[Drowning with Stars]

This is so incredibly moving. Definitely your best yet in my opinion