As Innocence Fades

As a child you have great innocence,
the world is simple and is filled with fairytales and happy endings,
As a child that innocence fills you with dreams,
dreams that become a fantasy,
As a child your innocence gives you silly fears,
fears of the boogey man and big scary monsters who hide in your closet,
As a child you have heroes,
your parents shield you from the rest of the world,
As a child you see with innocence,
you see the sugar coated world instead of the shameful and ugly truth,
As a child you begin to grow,
and things begin to change,
As a growing child,
you make friends and you lose some,
you laugh and you cry,
you fight and you love,
as you continue to grow your innocence fades,
As a child you turn into a teenager,
as a teenager you do things,
you make decisions both bad and good,
With those mistakes trust fades and barriers build,
friends leave and parents give up,
when nothing is left,
you must stay strong,
for you are not alone,
God is by your side,
all day long,
through the right and the wrong,
He will not fade like your innocence,
rather He is constant,
He will walk with you holding your hang,
He will wait in patience for you to return,
When nothing is left,
you must stay strong,
for you are not alone.
As a child becoming a teenager,
to a teenager becoming and adult,
where does that innocence go?