A smile conceals the ugly truth Deceptive in its candour Protection for the young and fearful A lie to comfort youth The hidden story A tale of woe The tragedies That ebb and flow Pleasure comes at every turn A perfect world Basking under a pleasant sun Gaily skipping Run boy run Why should we as adults fear? The words heard by youngster's Of tender years Careful not to scar and hurt Judging this is very tough The truth will out I recall A phrase repeated over and over Who are we protecting Beneath our lies Saving them from wailing cries If it is broken Difficult to fix Honesty may hold Her own bag of tricks The ticking clock May soothe the pain An umbrella shelters us from rain But only for a while, restrains The wet will hit us Before too long Allow resilience What's right What's wrong The chance to know Is a right indeed Unless the cuts Go in too deep AGL