Tag Archives: maturity

Death Comes Faster

Finality comes faster As you age your mind Cast away your childhood To be serious And stern And mature Nothing is left To nurture your spirit No reaching back To touch your youth Recapture energy To ward off the reaper … Continue reading

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Maturity Can Be An Obstacle

Originally, I was going to pose the title as a question.  Then, I realized it would have led to people arguing that maturity isn’t an obstacle in the comments.  That’s going to happen anyway, so I’m just going to present … Continue reading

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Maturity vs Immaturity

Know the above quote for a fact, but we’re going to stick to fiction.  ‘Maturity vs Immaturity’ is the tried and true ‘Coming of Age’ story.  What can we really say about that theme? First of all, this is a … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: Look At Us

(The desire for attention is stronger today than when I wrote this poem.  Sad thing is that it seems to be more financially sound to do this.) Stupid stunts and sickness Done in the camera’s eye And posted without fears … Continue reading

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The Benefit of Teenage Protagonists

The Young Adult market is pretty bad.  One of its staples is having a teenage protagonist, which gets some interesting responses.  Most people seem to relate to these characters on some levels, but you have the occasional audience member judging … Continue reading

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Legend of Childhood

Innocence of youth Freedom and fun at our hands No warning there was an end Adulthood Games tucked away Money saved to survive Watch your weight and words Indulge an urge at your peril While you forge a cage Bars … Continue reading

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Puddle Jumping

We never take the time To enjoy the puddles in our way We go around Or rush on through Cursing at wet socks   We never take a rest After a pouring rain To find the nearest puddle And jump … Continue reading

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