Jeff Morehead Poet Rhyme

The Belt

The Belt


Nineteen eighty-four
That infinite time in history
Graduation day
A turning point for me

Wings grown
And almost ready to fly
I set out into the world
With my hopes aimed high

Head swollen
 I was like a deer in headlights                                                          
Had I learned nothing in twelve years?
That would give me insight.

Overnight I went from knowing everything
To not knowing anything at all       
When your pedestal is too high
How quickly one can fall

Thankfully I had loving parents
Who placed we firmly on my feet
And set me off to college
And kept my butt to the heat

For in the next coming years
I learned what life’s all about
Even though I stepped into life’s pants
I still needed a belt

Thank you Mom and Dad
From you guidance I could not hide
For even though I was eighteen
I still needed you by my side

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Carol Sunshine Brown May 26, 2011 at 5:49 AM Thank you for sharing the heart of your poetry with us here at Poetrysoup. I enjoyed reading your fasinating poetry this morning and I look forward to reading more of your poetry Jeff. Love, Carol

James Foulk May 25, 2011 at 5:48 PM the young kids today, need to read this very beautiful and inspiring piece of poetry. you will always need your parents, cherish them, they won't be here for ever, my dad died in 1970 and my mom in 1997, but it sounds like you have a good relation with them and that is good.

Ned Flanders May 25, 2011 at 1:24 PM A very personal written poem but with a few errors.. a reread and edit would do this more justice, but i still enjoyed it.