I Was Once Like You Poem by Ojoo Isaac

I WAS ONCE LIKE YOU
I was once like you.
I had strength in abundance;
men chased me like a cat after a mouse.
I wasted my beauty, pleasing many
men, inviting them cheaply into my dignified house.
I was once like you.
I had money
but women and extravagance
conspired against me. I swept aside all advice. Too much pride was my device.
I disobeyed everyone and followed a friend, now I am miserable, learn from my end.
I was once like you.
Nothing lasts forever,
don‟t forget to remember.
I took my education for granted, and respected no one.
Those were bad seeds I planted, all the bad things I‟ve done,
I regret.
Young ones, let
us all live good lives
and take our education serious, through it one thrives.