17 Year Old Brain Wisdom
Oh how I now wish
I was 17 odd year's old
Not because I want to be young again
Or a wistful longing to relive my youth
But rather because I at that point had
the brain capacity attention span and
intellect of a pea
Which upon reflection is the best way
to view and look upon life if you wish
to live carefree and be happy
As apposed to now being unable once
seen thereafter having to disect what
the true purpose reason or meaning is
behind
Because with age cometh experience
knowledge and a new found interest
in the bigger picture and far more
pressing issues
Which poses one more question after
another has just been answered
And once you yourself have opened
up that in particular avenue and door
There is no going back only forward
as the entrance door is shut and closed
forevermore and after
At 17 i never even contemplated that
the door existed for a single second
I was far to busy chasing butterflies
Unlike whereas now my mind can
barely settle for a minute
Without one thought overlapping my
last and casting further doubt
Leading me to whence you currently
find me now
Wishing boy oh boy how I wish I
was still 17 year's old of innocence
age again
Copyright © Christopher Flaherty | Year Posted 2023
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