Let not young souls be smothered out before
They do quaint deeds and fully flaunt their pride.
It is the world's one crime its babes grow dull,
Its poor are ox-like, limp and leaden-eyed.
Not that they starve; but starve so dreamlessly,
Even though life isn’t always filled with epic triumphs and drama, a child growing in this world needs to accomplish and experience the many little adventures and experiences that come with the territory, and which should always been seen as amazing things. For each person the world is new, and should seem that way forever.
The Leaden Eyed