Once Believed Poem by Randy McClave

I once believed in the Easter bunny and also Santa Claus
I didn't believe in hate or murder or corruption or the misuse of laws,
Santa would bring me presents, but only if I was very good
And the Easter Bunny brought me sweets, as I remember from my childhood,
I would say my prayers every night and GOD would always watch over me
And everyone that I knew and played with, they were happy and also free,
The tooth fairy would always come to my house when a tooth I had just lost
And under my pillow there was money, the price of my tooth was its cost,
I knew if my parents asked me a question, I would always tell them the truth
Whatever they showed or told me, I believed it! I didn't need any proof,
Once upon a time we all were born so sweet and true and innocent
I was born and raised trusting and believing and not bread with malcontent,
The truth in others was the truth that I knew from what I had perceived
I once truly believed with all my heart, but I know now that I was deceived.


Randy L. McClave