Maturity Will Set You Free

Maturity will set you free Where I once was blind, I now can see And maybe you should pity me. For a youth I am no longer, For a man I have become. Now I am much wiser and stronger than you could realize; For I am now deafened, To the distractions which keep you blind. For my eyes have been opened And fulfillment I can now find. I was once like you, at the end of my childhood, But now I have matured into adulthood And no longer like a child, can I act. I must act my age and become a wise man. For the things a child craves, Are merely trinkets dangled before us. Now I see your gold and diamonds, Are simply copper underneath. And the things you lust after, Are merely the first stepping stone; Whilst I seek the waters edge and a release I have chosen. For the choices I have made, have lead me to the other side, Whilst you’re splashing in the water, Desperately clinging onto your stone. But there I have been and through time found my feet; Now I walk through the darkness, with no need of light to see. I no longer fear slipping and falling into the water; For I have been here before, so seek a new path to follow. I seek a better tomorrow to truly begin to live free. For now I have escaped these childhood manacles, That have entrapped me And blinded me, but now I can see, That I am now free, To disagree And maybe to teach. In an effort to give you enlightenment; So one day you too will be set free. (C)2011 Aa Harvey. All Rights Reserved.