For Diamond's Sake

Ah, the joys of parenting teenagers!

 

For Diamond’s Sake

 

Oh my god!

Are you for real?

and other kind words

which have no meaning

without that tone,

what my friend calls

“the ‘tude’” as in

“that’s enough ‘tude“

and other teen parentisms.

And of course

I’m not crying about

teen parents, but

parenting teens,

and where exactly

was I going?

But in fact that’s

exactly the point.

Between the “tude”

and the blank stares

and questions

pointed like poisoned spears,

and the screaming matches

which ignite

with the least spark,

sounding like banshees in training,

you might excuse

this lack of solemn focus.

 

It’s not to say this

stage of seismic cosmic

encounters

has no inner silver cloud,

for even Cat 5 hurricanes

bring those sunny

eye of the storm interludes.

And it’s fierce fun

to watch

adult fledglings

flap their brains

and bravely fly solo,

when of course

they’re not stuck in some

endless lesson in group think

with other

wet behind the ears

and not drying soon

like in a hot

summer sun thinkers.

 

Survival thoughts

fight hand to hand

with this warped idea

that a parent’s

supposed to teach

some honest to god

moral compass concepts

of enduring value

and not just run

for the nearest wooded hill’s

tree clump camouflage

until the battle

burns out like

some managed forest fire.

You’ve got to pack

your firespade,

extinguisher,

and everything you

need to keep yourself

from burning up and out,

yet keep the flames alive

and endless pressure up

for diamond’s sake.

 

Reviews

[Krystal Waters]

I thought i had already commented but didn't see the stars so I thought I would put down my comment I thought I put down. I think this leads up to the entire pressure of the world, family, home, work... you name it and when all is said and done... you have a diamond because of all the pressure the world has put upon you. Good job

[Aka; Donnie (ramone) Ka..]

sounding like banshees in training. Yes! of that I can relate. Good stuff.

[Lord Alfred Winterbotto..]

I thoroughly enjoyed this piece. I like the concepts that you put before the reader. The symbolism of the "adult fledglings flap their minds" was my favorite. Good work.