The Loss of Youth

This a poem about how you never noticed when you grew up before it was too late, and how you can hate yourself for ignoring the chances you could've taken before they were gone.

Before you walk away,

Before the day is done,

Why do you insist on leaving,

We're not forever young.

You say, "C'mon, let's play!" one minute but the next,

You're all about "growing up" and "finding love".

You'll laugh and smile alongside me,

But soon turn your back to the younger us.

We never noticed when we stopped playing in the mud,

Because looks overthrew our play.

We never noticed when we gave up our alongside-boys fun,

Because the world put romance in the way.

Why did you let our imagination stop,

Why did you let your rage grow nearer.

Why did you leave our youth to flop,

You horrible monster in the mirror.

Reviews

[Efxaris Arampatzi]

What a beautiful poem Alice! Such an amazing entry too for my contest, thank you for sharing such beautiful words!!! By the way, I've just updated the description just to clarify that you don't have to set the title of your piece as "Before you walk away" it just has to start with this phrase, and you also don't have to include that it's a contest entry, after the contest it will still be your own beautiful poem! If you'd like to take that off you can because the contest doesn't own this poem, you do! :D

[Alice Reiht]

thanks for clarification and your words!

[Inkspire]

Very relatable.
We all want to be young again.
Sometimes we feel why do we have to grow .
Sometimes we regret what we could have been done in the past.

[Beren]

I know we are still young but I still can't help but feel like we've lost our youth. i understand. The last part is so true that I ask all the questions there screaming in my head every day but I can't say them out loud. You have written so beautifully that you can tell how talented you are just by looking at the introduction and conclusion. love it!

ps: I started reading your story but I'm really tired right now. I'll come back and read it next week, and I like that you are talented in writing both stories and poems

[Alice Reiht]

I'm glad you agree, and thank you for your words!

(also, thanks for starting to read it! Which one are you reading? Also I'm tired too rn so I get it :3)

[D. Mansfield]

i liked this poem nice job

[Alice Reiht]

thx :3 hehehehe

[Martiya Daman]

This poem is about growing up and how things change. It talks about how we stop playing and being carefree because of things like looks and romance.

I feel sad because the poem shows how we lose our imagination and fun. The poem is really good at making me think about how time goes by too fast and how we grow up. Lovely work Alice, keep going!

[Alice Reiht]

Thanks so much!

[Martiya Daman]

My pleasure!