Maturity will set you free <br /> <br /> <br />Where I once was blind, I now can see <br />And maybe you should pity me. <br />For a youth I am no longer, <br />For a man I have become. <br /> <br /> <br />Now I am much wiser and stronger than you could realize; <br />For I am now deafened, <br />To the distractions which keep you blind. <br />For my eyes have been opened <br />And fulfillment I can now find. <br /> <br /> <br />I was once like you, at the end of my childhood, <br />But now I have matured into adulthood <br />And no longer like a child, can I act. <br />I must act my age and become a wise man. <br /> <br /> <br />For the things a child craves, <br />Are merely trinkets dangled before us. <br />Now I see your gold and diamonds, <br />Are simply copper underneath. <br /> <br /> <br />And the things you lust after, <br />Are merely the first stepping stone; <br />Whilst I seek the waters edge and a release I have chosen. <br />For the choices I have made, have lead me to the other side, <br />Whilst you’re splashing in the water, <br />Desperately clinging onto your stone. <br /> <br /> <br />But there I have been and through time found my feet; <br />Now I walk through the darkness, with no need of light to see. <br />I no longer fear slipping and falling into the water; <br />For I have been here before, so seek a new path to follow. <br /> <br /> <br />I seek a better tomorrow to truly begin to live free. <br />For now I have escaped these childhood manacles, <br />That have entrapped me <br />And blinded me, but now I can see, <br />That I am now free, <br />To disagree <br />And maybe to teach. <br /> <br /> <br />In an effort to give you enlightenment; <br />So one day you too will be set free. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />(C) 2011 Aa Harvey. All Rights Reserved.<br /><br />AaI Harvey<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/maturity-will-set-you-free/
