Puberty

Oil creeping out from a ship over a vast expanse of ocean
of pubescent faces.
Punctuated with
island chains of volcanoes,
scarred land from harsh maintenance.
Pus volcanoes erupting hormones,
hot magma dominating the land. 
Adults prepare fervently for the warnings
of unpredictable and raging climates
to no avail.
Fierce weather
takes hold of the adult earth,
wrecking households and curfews.
Preteens find themselves
amid crashing waves,
vehemently confused,
yet confident they know all.
Miniature adults,  
yet still fresh from childhood and
brooding with ignorance and sarcasm.
Babies, a newlyweds dream, 
twisting, morphing, and maturing into
teenagers- 
a parents’ nightmare.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2005

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June 22, 2016 at 10:42 PM
LAUREN, WELL DONE...SKAT
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