I am used to online petitions for this or that cause
where reading what the cause is about becomes
part of my news for that day, whether I sign it or not.
The petitions I read least and take against the soonest
are arguments I am asked to sign where what I am asked
to agree with is a variation on 'Protect the innocent'
relating to children that are inferred who 'are in danger',
a danger that the petitioner can point me towards seeing
much more than the children 'in danger' can see it for themselves.
Innocence needs toughness and an honesty beyond fear
to sustain even a relative innocence in a harsh world.
Petitions by adults I know nothing about
that ask for my name, then ask me for money
to make the petition go further
when in the past I have been imperilled
by people who said they were my protectors
when I did not know what proper protection was
and they were protecting themselves more than me
cannot impress upon me the need for protection.
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