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.
Powerful. But is innocence the right word, or experience? Either way, it's a heartrending snapshot of people's dark realities.
ReplyDeleteThank you. For me, it wasn't innocence as in naivete, but rather innocence vs guilt.
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