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Childhood
Gone with the swings
Soaring us through the sky
Gone with the slides
Taking us places unknown
Gone with the battles
With teasing boys and shy girls
Gone with the games
Of playing and chasing
Grownups in kid bodies growing up to be nothing more than pain
Creating battles of guns and blood
Swinging past a bruised life
Throwing words and knives at things best left alone
Of cries filled with anguish instead of play
Gone with the few scrapes
Of chasing your kiddie crush
Through mountains of sand
Gone with the nap times
With pleas of playtime
Gone with whispered secrets and small notes
Mark yes or no
Filled with wounds that leave you beaten
Praying for a single moment of peaceful sleep
From pure exhaustion
Secrets leaving you dead
And notes with notices left for the ones you love
Children growing up to fast to soon
Leaving childhood behind
Closing their eyes
Accepting the lies
Forced into labor
Defending their families
Killing their enemies
Growing up more than anyone would expect
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