I’m trying so hard to keep you safe, for I fear of seeing the joy in your eyes disappear just like mine did.

There is so much sadness in their ignorance,

So much hope in their heart,

So much pep in their step,

And I,

A person of failure and wisdom,

Do not have the heart to take that away,

and destroy that hope that I so badly wish I had,

For even if they live a lie,

Sometimes I prefer if they lived that beautiful lie than the ugly truth that I am stuck in.