This mere child <br />So innocuous and blithe <br />So oblivious to the brutalities <br />Which the dark world bestowed <br />Upon its inhabitants <br />Would soon grow up <br />And take in the pollution <br />His mind shall stray from its <br />Whiteness and pureness <br />What he will do <br />It is unknown <br />But take knowledge that <br />This mere child <br />Will not remain <br />A child <br />For long<br /><br />Morphing Professor<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/this-mere-child/
