Poem Ballade Form (Chanson)

When The World Turned Upside Down

And magic and mystery fade from the stage

Photo by Museums Victoria on Unsplash

I remember when I was young
And schooled in the strictest of places.
The rules were fixed and iron-strong,
Despite the forlorn, youthful faces.
Taught somehow that fear erases
That scene where so much sin abounds
And leaves its endless string of traces,
When did…