innocence.

innocence is such a powerful tool.
it draws people.

it is attractive.
for it is a rarity.
hard to see, but you know it when you feel it.

many of us lose it early in our lives.

every new fact we learn about life makes us lose that inch of innocence.

when we stole the first lollipop, when we complained to the teacher about the guy who stole the pencil, when we explored our sexuality, when we explored homosexuality.

i havent done all of those, but there are those who have.
and there- just innocence losing its tangent, losing its only point of contact.