The world of children is much crueler than it seems

The pain lies in the darkness where adults cannot tread

After the children grow they forget the darkness that plagued them

The world of the adults has many problems

It is easy to forget

The cruelty lies in scoffs and scorn on the playground

Are you different?

Is that okay?

Acceptance is something hard won and desired by all

No one is above it

As adults, can you recognize the darkness that haunts the children's eyes?

As children, can you recognize that your world is not as happy as you pretend?

I am both an adult and child

I had nearly forgotten what it was like

To walk the line between innocence and realization

My companions are constantly pushed over the edge and I always pull them back

They will fall into that realization one day

They will discover the shocking pain that living is

But not on my watch

For it is much better to walk the line than to cross it

Take it from someone who knows