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Jumping the Gun

At nine months he wants to walk But he staggers, stumbles, and falls At age three he tries to ride a real bike He should have stuck to his trike At twelve he intends to drive a car He doesn't get very far In love at fourteen, he's ready for marriage Oops! Forgot about the baby carriage At fifteen, he can't wait to go to work Drops out of school -- What a jerk!... A long time passes; now he's seventy-five Can't understand why he didn't thrive He just never learned that jumping the gun Leads to frustration instead of fun

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M. L. Kiser

Date: 8/17/2019 6:13:00 PM

Sometimes there are individuals that learn best from their own mistakes and then again, some don't. Great depiction.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/17/2019 9:28:00 PM

… And sometimes those 'mistakes' turn out to be the best choices they could have possibly made! Thanks for the insight, M.L. ~ gw

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 8/17/2019 9:02:00 AM

It is amazing how difficult it is for children to garner impulse control, and learn patience. Difficult indeed, and then after certain mistakes are made, their whole life turns the way they never wanted to go.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/17/2019 9:28:00 PM

You're so right, and isn't is terrible that we make such earth-shattering decisions when our brains and cognitive abilities are even fully developed yet. That seems too cruel as I think about it... :) gw

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 8/16/2019 11:26:00 PM

I wrote a kind of similar one Gershon about our best memories last week - funny how sometimes two poets can think of similar subjects to write but from a different perspective. Great write and true! Hugs, Jennifer.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/17/2019 9:26:00 PM

Not the first time this has happened with us, although I think that you left out one word in your comment. You wrote, "...funny how sometimes two poets can think of similar subjects..." You forgot the word 'great' before poets.... Got to proofread those comments, my friend! LOL. Seriously, thanks for pointing this out. :) gw

W.A. Cholt

Date: 8/16/2019 5:40:00 PM

A serious life lesson that the young need to learn.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/16/2019 6:01:00 PM

That's right. Everything in its proper time. Thanks for the view and the feedback! :) gw