Innocence

One moment.

That's all it takes

and the dreamy curtain surrounding life

f

a

l

l

s

to a place so far out of reach

it can never be hung up again.

This innocence that has hid life

s h a te r s

like shards of glass

And no matter how hard you try to glue

thepiecesbacktogether

the innocence Never looks the same.

Some parts go

Some parts are blindly grasped from the corner

Is this the right one?

Some parts are so stained you wonder...

"...How did I not see that before?" missing

Inocince.

The thing you've known for so long

becoming unrecognizable

because of

One moment.

First kiss?

First love?

Then a heart cracking straight down the middle

Cru

mbl

ing as you try to hold yourself together,

curled in

a tight ball in

the dark

Trying to remember a time you didn't hurt this bad.

...Try again?

Love can be found again, sure.

But never as full

Because the snake whispers

"They can hurt you too...someone already has."

And you listen because the crack cannot be ignored.

First sport?

First game?

Then a ligament tearing clean through

Putting you off the field and into the bed

Faster than a blink.

Whistle

Trainer

Hospital

Surgery

Therapy...

...Try again?

Games can be played again, sure.

But never as hard

Because the doctor urges

"Take it easy...susceptible to injury."

And you listen because the pain cannot be ignored.

First car?

First drive?

Then a noise filling your ears

SQUEAL SCREAM BANG.

Thankfully no harm

Just glad everyone is okay

Vehicles can be replaced.

...Try again?

Roads can be driven again, sure.

But never as carefree

Because the fates cry

"You got lucky...the next crash could be the last."

And you listen because the fear cannot be ignored.

The approach to life,

It won't happen to me.

The rail holding the curtain up.

ri pp ed away by that

One moment.

Dimming the world

As the darkness seeps from

behind the curtain

You tried so hard to hold up.

It slips through

your fingers

dis

appe

aring

into

Nothing.

You find this crumpled up thing

Lying on the floor.

...

...

...Ennasense?

What even is that?