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Childhood is a stage of innocence in which the child believes others and loves unconditionally. In this poem the poet Marcus Natten thinks deeply over the question of his lost childhood and tries to identify some stages of his life when his thoughts and perceptions of the world changed.

The poem, “Childhood” focuses on the theme of the loss of innocence. Marcus Natten, the poet wonders when and where he lost his childhood. He ponders over this question and highlights the loss of innocence and faith in the quest of growing up. The poet had a desire to live his childhood once more. The poet cherishes his lost innocence. According to the poet the innocence of childhood remains only until one is an infant.