Adolescent Path

Faulty compass of drifting swain Freelancing on arid, desert plain Passion fires mind of careening train Burning loins long each satin sheath to stain Sculpted dunes seductive beauty do feign Smooth, silky curves do the froward eye entertain But the silted grains proffer momentary gain Entrancing mirages with frothy water holes detain Anon, overwhelming desires the burgeoning libido enchain Strained limbs long the rite of passage to explain Scrubby growth shrouds the perimeter of fragile domain Pubescent psyche with confusing, hormonal signals overlain The overheated circuits a disoriented path ordain As eroding winds of doubt doth the surface disdain Insecure conduits more and more inward shame drain Seething shadow flutters in constantly changing terrain Each step on serpentine course causes more growing pain Until stumbling on rational plateau containing deep, emotive vein Conquering the debilitating elements that immaturity did restrain