Sashi Prabhu Poet Rhyme

Twenty Five and I Know

24th dec2011.
By sashi.prabhu
Contest:AT THIS AGE.
sponsor :Nette Onclaud 
I am twenty five and it’s a great feeling to be alive,
I know now that I have been able to survive and now it’s time to thrive.
I know that I am a lover, because I have been a fighter,
I know I am a poet, because I had been an essay writer.
I know now that I am an optimist, because I have suffered the pangs of a pessimist,
I know now am a mercenary for truth, because I have known the pains of an extremist.
I know I am wise because I had been foolish,
I know now I am a saver, because I had been lavish.
I know now that I can live a life of joy, because I have been remorse,
I know now that I can be married, because I know what is a divorce.
I know now I can be good, because I have felt badness,
I know now I can laugh, because I have known sadness.
I know now I can be creative, because I have been destructive,
I know now I can be open, because I have been obstructive.
And finallyI know now that I can live in anticipation, because I have lived a life filled with surprises,
I know now that I wear my own attitude, because I know what it is to live in guises.

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Phyllis Babcock January 8, 2012 at 10:41 AM A wise young man with much wisdom at your age. Some grow up young and some never grow up. Life is a continual growing process. An wonderful poem you have penned. God Bless Phyl Sashi Prabhu January 8, 2012 at 11:06 AM i had written this one originally in 1990 as a 25 year old.. just redrafted it now...

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl January 8, 2012 at 3:07 AM Wow you sound like you have the makings of a wise man, for 25 thats not bad going xx Sashi Prabhu January 8, 2012 at 11:06 AM i had written this one originally in 1990 as a 25 year old.. just redrafted it now...

Joyce Johnson January 7, 2012 at 8:02 PM You have learned much in your 25 years. Good luck in the contest . I like your poem. Thank you for your kind comments on my featured poem. Love, Joyce Sashi Prabhu January 8, 2012 at 11:05 AM i had written this one originally in 1990 as a 25 year old.. just redrafted it now...

Andrea Dietrich January 6, 2012 at 10:42 PM sashi, add in the name of the sponsor Nette onclaud with the title of the contest.(I think she said to do that). I really enjoyed this one. Love the way you did the contrasts throughout! Sashi Prabhu January 7, 2012 at 5:47 AM Thanks a million for the tip Andrea....