The Promise of a Perfect Day

Infants look forward to days of perfection,
Times when they can sit back and relax,
and view the world with quiet reflection,

Their Nannies and Mothers promise them days
of splendor, where they can go to the park
or fields and play in quiet abandon,

A time in their lives when they can honestly
contemplate surrender,

Yet, sometimes the Adults seem to get the
serenity concept wrong, behind all the coddling
and fussing are the blaring sounds of Armageddon
and jungle feuds, where their thoughts creep up
and then they are gone without a clue, making
babies very confused,

The mirage of Perfect Days hover over their heads,
as a goal to be attained, while delirium breathes
down their necks,and chaos lurks at every crevice
of the playgrounds, the wildness astounds,
and even when they are home safe and sound,

The trauma of the shock waves still occupies
their minds......
Stirring up nightmares.