Where went the innocence of my heart?

I stand alone…deserted by my faith

In some dark place,

On some yesterday

I can’t remember…but why didn’t it stay?

Where is that girl who never asked why?

No grief, no tears…in her bubble of joy

There was absolute trust

She didn’t question the rules

She didn’t realize…she never had a clue

Now I know…and now I am sorry

Ignorance is bliss …yes, I agree

I was happier then

I am hurting now

I feel like I am trapped somehow

She struggles sometimes...but then she is bound

And chained in the recesses of my mind

I cannot release her

She cannot break free

I’m doomed forever…she can never free me

~ Swati Chandran ~