When a Childhood is Over

When you're a young little child,

who dreams all day long.

A small tiny child,

like the ones who believe in magic.

That's what you are, until you see,

the things that you shouldn't.

That's what happens when you grow up.

What’s left of that child is gone.

Reality takes over,

leaving behind a shell of a man.

A man that does nothing but work,

        eat,

              sleep,

                        repeat.

This is what happens,

when a childhood is over.