I Don't Want to Know

 The older I get,
The more my world fails me
Inside and out.
Things I took for granted
Vanish into thin air,
Leaving nothing but lies in their place.

The older I get, 
The more science tells me
I need to be wary
And prepared for disaster.
It turns out that's code
For giving up 
Everything that makes life good.

The older I get,
The more I find
That I don't want to know
Just what's wrong 
With me 
Or the world at large.
I want to live the fantasy life
Of someone too stupid
To see how much they're failing.
Someone who will never know
That the world fell apart
Because of neglect
And sabotage. 

I should want to know,
I should want to do the right thing,
I should want to believe
That the truth will set me free,
But I know nothing. 

All I know
Is that the older I get
The more it feels like ignorance
Is bliss.