Mark Toney Poet Rhyme

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Puberty arrives
With it's accompanying drives
Plus the scourge of teenage acne.
Most remedies would fail 
Nothing ever worked well
While my face continued to attack me.

Father scoffed "Son I implore
If you scrub your face more
Then your acne will soon disappear."
Scrubbed as hard as I could
But it still did no good
Further proof that my case was severe.

Unsightly, painful and embarrassing...
By adulthood it stopped its harassing.

 

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Poetry notes:
6/17/2019

 

About Face

Puberty arrives
With it's accompanying drives
Plus the scourge of teenage acne.
Most remedies would fail 
Nothing ever worked well
While my face continued to attack me.

Father scoffed "Son I implore
If you scrub your face more
Then your acne will soon disappear."
Scrubbed as hard as I could
But it still did no good
Further proof that my case was severe.

Unsightly, painful and embarrassing...
By adulthood it stopped its harassing.

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Panagiota Romios June 21, 2019 at 10:25 AM Hi Mark! The hormones do strange things to our skin at that age. I am glad, as are you, that they left with adulthood. Thanks for sharing, Panagiota Mark Toney June 21, 2019 at 10:41 AM You’re welcome, Panagiota. I’m glad you liked it. Thanks for stopping by! ~Mark

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart June 21, 2019 at 8:17 AM Great write! :))) Mark Toney June 21, 2019 at 8:42 AM Much appreciated, Maureen!