Innocence and wisdom: A poem

Those who are intelligent but devoid of innocence 

In the world of materialism go the full distance 

For with worldly knowledge one can achieve great feats 

Innocence, in turn, with failings and dismay is replete 

Yet childhood is innocent and runs the risk of the abysmal valley 

For it is malleable to evil designs and prey to great folly 

Much cruelty and many crimes come from the hands of the innocents 

Malevolence of propaganda can rid innocence of all things decent 

It is important to educate innocence and make it wise 

Such an endeavour will always see goodness on the rise 

Wisdom from learning that is focused on the ethical 

Will make future generations the beacons of progress vital 

For we are bombarded by the media that corrupts innocence 

Astuteness and judiciousness then are rendered reticent 

It is important that we are wary of wily advocacy’s dictum 

For it can make innocents civilisation’s greatest crash-victims