Growth/ Innocence/ Adulthood Poem by Maria Rose

Growth/ Innocence/ Adulthood



Fuelled by my innocence
I was on my way to the adulthood.
I had my own pace
I never hurried and
I never wanted to.
Some people around me
seemed to have found that
I was too slow and decided to speed me up.
It was an unexpected night.
(Otherwise I would have fled)
I know, a rough footstep,
the stench of whiskey and
a pair of rocky hands
drained my fuel and speeded me
up to the adulthood.
I grew up to realize
that Death is deliverance
and growth is fatal.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Rajaram Ramachandran 24 March 2008

This kind of feelings normally arises out of frustration, while in the course of adulthood, not knowing which way to go ahead.

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Jasmine Margetson 19 March 2008

i can definitely relate. mi gusta.

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