I asked myself a question:

through a teenager's eye.

I Asked Myself a Question:

One morning, I started asking myself,

What is Life?

Morning number one: What is Life?

Is it Happiness?

The kind that involves unicorns and lollipops.

Or is it Happiness?

The kind that involves humor and gratitude.

Morning number two: What is Life?

Is it Hate?

The kind that involves revenge toward your rapist.

Or is it Hate?

The kind that shows anger when a doctor gets sued.

Morning number three: What is Life?

Is it daring yourself to take Risks?

The kind that involves jumping off a bridge.

Or is it daring yourself to take Risks?

The kind that involves going to a community college at age 43.

Morning number four: What is Life?

Is it Racism?

The kind that involves seeing color.

Or is it Racism?

The kind that shows a big difference between: a black and a white, a Native American and a pale skin, a Russian and a Ukrainian, a Roman and a Greek, a Spanish and a Mexican.

Morning number five: What is Life?

Is it an Apology?

An apology that asks forgiveness for letting you be born in this kind of world.

Or is it an Apology?

An apology for changing the time and letting you grow up quickly.

Morning number six: What is Life?

Is it Justice?

The kind that involves executing a person that is a murderer.

Or is it Justice?

The kind that shows how stable a government is by having the Constitution.

Morning number seven: What is Life?

Is it Love?

The kind that involves sex.

Or is it Love?

The kind that shows forgiveness and care.

Morning number eight: What is Life?

Is it Lust?

The kind that has sensual appetite regarded as sinful.

Or is it Lust?

The kind that has a strong desire towards something good.

Morning number nine: What is Life?

Is it a Compliment?

A saying that is just used for politeness, but in reality has no meaning.

Or is it a Compliment?

The kind that praises a detail from your life.

Morning number ten: What is Life?

Is it Anger?

The kind that is jealous of everyone’s clothes, home, beauty, family, life.

Or is it Anger?

The kind that bursts open when you are bullied.

What is Life?

Life is a Trial.

Life's Ups and Downs.

Life is like Math: Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication and Division, Positive and Negative.

Life is a Question that you wonder about every day.

Author's Note

I guess I was just trying to find my voice, and this is what I came up with.

Reviews

[Bear]

I always like to see writers reaching out into unfamiliar writing grounds. If you only write on one topic or style how will you ever learn and grow, you have to expand and explore everything. Understanding what works and what doesn't is something you need to learn for your self, it is not something another person can just tell you. So my questions to you are, did you learn anything? Did it give birth to new things you want to try? Did you have fun creating a new octave to your writing voice?
This concept was very creative and the style you presented it in was engaging, I hope to read more of your writing ariettas :~)

[justdandy]

I really enjoyed writing this kind of poem. The last few poems that I wrote, were all used in Authentic voices. And I really liked it. I think my future poems are going to be like this. I want to let people face the truth. I want people to hear my opinion. i want to have a voice that speaks out for everyone.

[Pete]

This is very good. It speaks to many aspects of life. Great observations. You have a lot to say. Don't ever lose that "voice".

[justdandy]

Thank you :)

[Carolynn]

This was a very unique way to get all your thoughts out. I like that you gave two differing ideas, one good and one not so good - very much like life since we have choices every day to do what is good or to do what is not so good. Very smart thinking with this one and a good eye opener for all who read it :)

[justdandy]

Thank you. :)

[747]

You showed two sides of the same coin here in a very unique and powerful way. This poem was very well done, and you ended it perfectly.
I also like that you split the stanza's up as one per day, showing that your mind wanders and you think of different injustices and miracles of life each day - perhaps based on your experiences the day before.

Good job.

[justdandy]

I am so glad that you understood. Yes, most of this is from my experience in life. Thank you for reviewing..

[Gee]

Life is a constant surprise,and they are not always welcomed......Really like this

[3X3MPLER]

i like it in that it tries to potray life from multiple perspectives