Friday, April 11, 2014

A to Z Challenge: I is for Innocence.


Innocence is a child bride who poisons her husband.

Innocence is a young boy kidnapped and trained to kill.

Innocence is a parent choosing between food and rent.

Innocence is a girl who wants to go to school without being killed.

Innocence is a child forced to keep a pregnancy.

Innocence is a 12 year old prosecuted as an adult.

Innocence is a son forced to quit school to feed his family.

Innocence is a child whose parents are deported.

Innocence is a nine month old charged with murder.

Innocence is a teenager who chooses death over humiliation.

Innocence is a baby born in a war zone.

Innocence is a child being taught to hate.


2 comments:

  1. Powerful. But is innocence the right word, or experience? Either way, it's a heartrending snapshot of people's dark realities.

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    1. Thank you. For me, it wasn't innocence as in naivete, but rather innocence vs guilt.

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