The second thought runs to the classic "lol", as Millennials use it. It's one thing to be young and say something that can be taken the wrong way on social media -- enter an immediate "lol" after the awkward comment -- but quite another to processes these errors so they can be stopped before happening. That's how maturity builds within a person: knowing their actions have hurt someone. And....then....there are the A-holes who never learn Those can be kids of any age.
Thank you for posting this poem and indulging my thought-collecting process here. Muah
Thanks for reading it ... i always want to know what you have to say.. thanks, AC. xo
Nanny states, weak parenting, permissiveness, overprotecting people has created a weak, anxious generation, where no one is responsible for their own lives. There is always someone or something else to blame. Thanks for you comments, A. xo
Slowly now, the days shorten and grow cooler
Only last week summer began—
didn’t it?
Time speeds up as we age
Patience shortens
The young know-it-all
until they are hit with the truck of wisdom
But some still whine
Taking no responsibility in their life
Not satisfied with what they have and are
Yet they haven’t the courage of their convictions
They bleat like lost sheep
Why do we protect them from lions?
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i've read the series a few times myself. Some people can write details and descriptions well ... some make you wanna end it all! I don't think i'm very good at it usually, it's not my style really but i thought i had to write it here.
Thank you. This opening was a bit heavy on the detail at the start, but it felt like the right thing to do. Telling has it's uses but it needs a light hand. I think i managed it. Glad you agree.