A child when with fewer answers I had,
And more of question on my mind's grey plates,
Mysteries multiplied like a wild fad,
Tell Me Why and How my more loyal mates.
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Why it's not me, why it's someone else, a child thinks but he is to wait for his maturity to have a reply. A philosophic thought so nicely presented in a lovely poem.
You're right, as knowledge is added, innocence is lost. But with growing comes wisdom as maturity and power of reflection is developed. Thank you Akhtar Jawad
With my elders to see. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
Sharing of course, but it is because there are readers like you that read. Thank you Edward Louis