Protective Custody

you saw where the world was headed and wanted to get a head start
swore you'd never have to see your precious sweety struggle and strive to survive, because you already played that part
you wanted him to have the purest of hearts
and he did
not because he cleansed it but because he never adulterated it
never let him see corruption
never wanted him to know what it was
poverty didn't exist
war was just in myth
and babies happened just because
you were his only friends
never let him get in on the latest trends
you just agreed to pretend
that life was served up on a silver platter
and he never questioned you because he didn't know how
and, he saw no reason to
you moved him to the suburbs
homeschooled him
and turned of the tv
you thought u were protecting him but you were shielding him from reality
he never knew anything of substance
his ignorance was bliss
which was why he was remiss
but when he woke up one day and smelled the home brew called truth
he just couldn't resist
he took a sip, and couldn't believe what he missed
like the first time he asked you why he saw two women kissing
you told him not to talk or think about it, without even listening
you successfully accomplished the best method of intriguing someone into something even more; telling them they can't have it
but he had enough experience to get around your internet codes
and Lo and behold
your sweety pie isnt so sweet anymore
and oh he needs to know more
and more and more
feasting on every single detail of every single thing you wanted him to ignore
until he couldn't take the lies anymore
so he took his all his allowance and walked out the door
and he let your weary hearts rest assured
that he wasn't coming back
he spent his time searching for what he was deprived of in every corner of every corner
and his new lifestyle was leading him straight to the coroner
cnn became his new best friend
and
you never taught him how to decipher the truth from the lies
and assuming everything you told him was a lie, he took it all as truth
so everything cnn told him about his religion, he believed
and everything you told him about strangers, he belied
and relied
on the lies
as his guide
led him right down the road of pride
so he vowed that he would never again be controlled
and he didn't care about the fact that your grieving hearts would never be consoled
10 years down the road
and you've done your best to erase the memories
The same memories your son can't escape
So instead of dealing with his issues he finds remedies in things he's grown to hate
Things his new life has taught him to consecrate
When in reality they've made an industry out of substances aimed to debilitate
Substances that make civilized individuals spend their residuals on weed, crack cocaine, and heroine until they become habitual renegades
Neglecting their kin, friends, and children, looking out only for that number one
Kids growing up not knowing their parents
And in this case parents who lived not knowing their own son