When I was a child
my eyes were filled
with a pure light
and I gazed with awe
at the beauty
and innocence
of the world, which
only a child can see.
But as I grew older
the dust and dirt
of humanity
dimmed my vision,
and I saw a world
grim and cruel
and terrifying,
rolling towards
an abyss
at the end of its
polluted path.
Tan Pratonix
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-two-worlds-of-man/
