Samuel Oleka Poet Sonnet

Letter To Peer Pressure

Lessen your crimes now and give ear to me
Perhaps I can still make you understand
How a force for bad you've chosen to be
To many in the firm grip of your hand.
You cajole the one, abash the other;
Promise acceptance, threaten rejection.
All in an unfair attempt to smother
The voice of good, and enthrone perversion.
Do I wish you were not in existence?
Would I really snuff the life out of you?
Far from it, I recognize the potence
In you to cheer and uphold what is due.
Decide, then, to turn a new leaf today,
And I may have good about you to say.

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Caren Krutsinger March 24, 2021 at 12:01 AM It is so sad when peer pressure causes people to not live their integrity and be themselves. Keep on writing your heart onto a page, Samuel. It is a wonderful talent to have! Samuel Oleka April 4, 2021 at 2:45 PM Aww, thank you, Caren. That's very much encouraging. :)

L Milton Hankins March 7, 2021 at 7:38 PM It would be interesting to know for whom this poem was written. It is well-written, clearly stated. I was intrigued by several of the lines, but this one in particular: "Do I wish you were not in existence? Would I really snuff the life out of you?" Sounds pretty angry, eh? Samuel Oleka March 8, 2021 at 5:53 AM Thank you, Milton. :) I didn't write it for anyone in particular. The thought of peer pressure and its enormous influence motivated me.