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Sweet Memories of Childish Virtue

When glancing through the mental pictures

Of pure and innocent babyhood and childhood

(Pure and innocent, in the righteous sense that

Of being distant from and unknowledgeable of

The mischievous pranks of elder humanity-

‘War, ****** treason, terrorism and all felony’

Which contribute to building a senseless world,

Composed of a grown-up and misled community

That claims ‘mature’ and acts immature.) ,

I regain true consciousness

Of the wisdom I possessed as a child

And of the folly I bear along now.

 

It’s a truth undeniable that I state here-

One lives his/her life the best and most best

In the un-grown, underdeveloped human form

And the un-waiting glide of time transforms

Purity into impurity and innocence into guilt,

Maturity into immaturity and wisdom into folly.

For when humans understand what’s right and wrong,

They advertise their tendency to choose the wrong.

Exceptions, in this case, are rare to note down.

As much as the wicked world of today is concerned

And in general sense, mere physical growth

Undermines necessary moral growth.

 

 

Now here, being a part of this wicked world,

I sadly reflect on those joyous days of old

And in this present age, I try much to recollect

Those sweet memories of childish virtue.

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Published
Mar 5, 2010
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