By: Lauren Becker
9/15/2011
When I was a child
I saw in black and white
everything was obvious
either right or wrong
no arguments, no pros and cons
choices were precise
pure and joyous clarity
gave me a simple life
so I grew and learned to face the world
living life that way
and now I feel so unprepared
cause black and white turned to gray
my unfaltering vision failed
focus left my eyes
where choices were once obvious
I can’t tell right from wrong
Because today I am a teenager
And nothing’s quite so clear
I’m seeing through an adult’s eyes
A child’s biggest fear.
