Innocence
Interpretation.
Innocence
Shunned, ashamed,
you turn away
but you know no other way.
This too shall pass
It’s only a season,
that must be the reason.
You muster up the strength,
lift yourself up off the floor.
What was once,
is no more.
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Writings of a Mrs 
Very nice. Really like the little syllabic twist in lines 2-4.
Thank you.
How deep and beautiful, especially the last two lines.
This poem was powerful for me. A little deeper.
Jennifer
Great piece, love the ending. Deep 🙂
Thank you.
I really enjoyed this write, I’ve been writing a lot of stuff like this of late.
Thank you for taking the time to read it. I appreciate.
I hope it is left open for interpretation, that most people have felt like this at one time or another in many different types of situations.
Continue writing!
Jennifer
Btw Jen, what kind of tags do you find get you the most traffic? I’m new to wordpress and I’m still trying to figure that basic stuff out…
Well I suppose that depends on what you are focusing your writing on. I want to share my journey so I tend to tag everything with blogging. I have discovered poetry only over the last week or so, so I tag with that also.
I like to know my readers and take time to read their work and comment on the people I follow etc.
Traffic is a mystery to me. Seriously.
My most hit tags currently are Poetry, short poem, free-verse, love, etc… yeah it’s a mystery to me too!
What started as innocence ends with knowledge and wisdom… Knowledge is knowing it’s a 1-was street… Wisdom is still looking both ways before you cross.
Such wise words Ray.
Thank you for sharing them.
Jennifer
I can’t take credit for them. I read that years ago, and it’s something I tell my 2 kids all the time. 🙂
Ray
Inspirational.
Very apt for the moment.
Powerful ending! I enjoyed this.
Totally loving this!
Thank you. I’m glad you do!
🙂
I like this poem. I had to read it several times to get the pictures it painted in my mind straight. And each time they were different. And each time they were true. If that makes sense.
It sure does. Thank you for sharing. What pictures did you see?
“This, too, shall pass” reminds me of an Old English poem which I came across some years ago. Titled “Deor”, it’s about an old man who’s had everything stripped away yet reconciles himself to the fact that everything – joy, pain alike – washes over in the end. Sorcery and umlauts aside, it’s kind of like yours. The more things change…
Thank you for sharing that. I will definitely give the poem a read!