Sweet smiles
Innocent faces
Lit up eyes
And hopeful souls

Me? No
You? Maybe
Them? Definitely
Us? Never

Innocence shown by naivety
Lost to growing up
Never known is always best
All-knowing comes with sadness

Young? Once
Old? Never
Mature? Sometimes
Grown up? Doubtful

Opinions never voiced for fear
Fear of differences in others
Thoughts kept only to oneself
Best for others not to know you

Worst? Yes
Best? Never
Indifferent? Who cares?
You? Not likely

Hidden away for fear of hate
Hating hiding but never shown
Always feeling like walking away
Away from here, away from all

Me? Indubitably
Why? Who knows
You? Doubtful
Them? Maybe

Questions asked, never answered
Answers undefined
Responses rare yet always painful
Knifing others' souls

Me? Hope not
You? Unsure
Them? Purposefully
Why? Hatred

I hate the haters for hating me
Yet then myself am a hater
The pain, they hurt for joy to them
To inflict this makes them happy

Why? Who knows
Mistreated? Them
Help? Never
Hinder? Always

Never read between the lines
The gaps - they always lie
Take what's given - don't complain
Simplicity can be forgiven

Simple? No
Complex? Life
Given? Not
Taken? Much

Don't steal away what is not yours
Don't borrow others' lives
Don't teach the people how to live
Don't take because you want

Take? Never
Give? Always
Dictate? Nothing
Speak? The truth