Lost Innoncence

A part of me is gone
Never to be replaced.
It is my innocence
That was destroyed.
So that now
I laugh a little less,
I cry a little more,
And the world is full of hate.
It takes a strong person
To see the pain in life
And not give up.
It takes someone
Stronger than me
Because I know,
With every ounce of joy
There is a pound of pain.