Childhood: a Pondering

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What happens to a childhood without play?
Is it like a dark room without light?
You stumble and fumble, without clear sight?
Is it like a person without a soul?
Bland without life, living in a black hole?
Is it like a rose without water?
Petals falling, left to die and falter?
Or is it like a world without joy,
No laughter, no smiles from each girl and boy?
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