swaddled and coddled
it's how we are raised
taught how to live
in these unfortunate days
.
with your large hands
circling mine
comforting words
concealing your lies
.
raised naïve
it never helped anybody
yet we repeat it
like a broken record
.
don't talk to strangers
don't walk at night
never ever
get caught in a fight
.
what happened to survival
living every breath
what happened to happiness
and no regrets?
.
maybe it's different
to you not me
but one day you'll come to see
you have to let us be
.
nobody grows
under constant watch
nobody knows
what others forgot
.
your hugs and kisses
won't help outside
because the real world is where
hope goes to die
.
(bye bye)
i.e. the real world is where the monsters are.