TEENAGE YEARS - Poem
Hold on to the thought,
spit it all out, put the dot!
Between you and me,
you can't make it further to tree!
Life seems dull,
you think you know it all,
but sadly, you can't even stand
or crawl on your own!
Can't always use innocence as an excuse
for all damage, hurt, pains and abuse
you self-inflict or any selfish dumb act
you'd commit, some non-sense flacked.
The dimples and cute face will buy you time
unfortunately for you, you'll need wits;
for now, it's just a tease, 'til reality hits,
and you'd land on streets without a dime.
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STOPthere are a lot of contrasts here, @lymepoet, that you don't usually see in poems about youth and coming to age - maybe because the transitory years that are the teenage ones so rarely find themselves being waxed for poetry.
because of the most forefront contrast, that of the movement towards responsibility and the lack of understanding until that responsibility hits, this is a difficult poem to unpack.
the tone of the narrator is almost entirely as if from a trusted and wiser source, a parent or teacher, and lends the poem a human feel even as it deals in abstract relationships.
definitely a fun read on a subject that I don't see often covered in poetry, thank you for sharing, @lymepoet.
Glad you enjoyed it. Having teenagers under your roof or being around them is always a source of inspiration.