INNOCENCE

I found a box today.

An old box, crammed in the dusty attic,

Covered in spider-webs and muck.

I tried to open it

But it was so rusty

I had to pry the lid up

And it creaked and squealed.

Dust rose in a cloud to meet my eyes.

I squinted, gazing into the box

And nearly fell back.

It was something I had lost

Long ago

Something I never thought

I would find again.

A shard of my past

A piece of the shattered memories

A broken fragment of my life.

It was as pure as new snow

And as lovely as an angel's wing.

It seemed so alien to me

Because I had forgotten it.

Though it was marred

Scarred by deformity

Wasted by misuse

Torn by exposure

Aged by time's decay

Rent by cruel words

Discarded like a used napkin

I saw it with new sight

And plucked it out

My hands trembling.

It felt so light in my palm.

I had never expected to see it again.

I had thought it was lost forever!

What was it, you ask?...

INNOCENCE

Simple

Simple "Hello" is how it starts
Before you know they broke your heart
Never to care to hear on how they made you cry
From spitting lie after lie

Simple date to start the spark
Before you know it your left in the dark
Never care to hear how you miss them so
No need to bother, they don't care to know

Simple kiss to start the motion
Before you know it your left alone frozen
Never to care on how the two of you shared
Leaving you last cuz you remain undesired

Simple proposal to start the course
Before you know it you end up being ditched
Fighting and calling each other a bitch
This is why I choose to never get hitched