Was hip and cool <br />I was excessive – <br />You dig? <br /> <br />There’s a thin line <br />Between what’s cool <br />And what sucks <br /> <br />Sometimes they are <br />One and the same <br />With a different <br />Point of view. <br /> <br />When I refused to <br />Learn life’s lessons <br />I was kept in detention <br />Stayed far too long <br />Repeated mistakes and <br />Washed the wrong ones <br />Out of my fingerful hair. <br /> <br />When I came full circle <br />There was a new beginning <br />Packed full of surprises <br />With a ticket to ride <br />And lots of living to share. <br /> <br /> 1997<br /><br />Jim Boone<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/when-i-26/
