Childhood Into Adulthood no return

A young boy cannot wait to grow older!

Numbers added to an age,

add years to a life.

Jovial teen anticipates adulthood.

Kaleidoscope dreams in mirror of hopes,

no rules to abide by and partying time

flow in the brain in symmetrical patterns.

 

Bills are essential in the adult world.

Capsule of remorse runs through a weary mind,

longing to travel back in time where life was

easier and fun. Childhood episodes of his life

play like re-runs on a t.v. show. Face now creased with lines of regrets, eyes tear up in disbelief. He misses his childhood.

 

Paralysis of thoughts leave him stranded in the past, back in his childhood room of adolescents where batman and robin was his heros. Comic books and pictures of naked ladies hidden under his mattress for his eyes only.

 

He packs his suitcase.

Journeys back to his childhood home.

He visulizes his dad in his lazy chair, pipe in mouth. His mom knitting a blaket, listening to the evening news. It's an optical illusion of happier days.

 

Combination of emotions collide. Mom meets him at the door with a smile and hug. Dad meets him with open arms and says, "Son, I told you that you would miss these days."

 

 

Author's Note

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Reviews

[Karli]

This really hits home. I'm about to enter a stage in my life that requires me to leave most of my childhood behind. I grew up savoring my childhood, and even though I'm excited to begin being independent, and making a life for myself, I wish for every child not to rush their lives. Excellent write.

[LA Lorena]

A nice reflective write here! So much truth to this, we spend so much of our childhood and youth wishing to be older to attain that perceived "freedom", only to realize that it is only an illusion after all. I enjoyed this one.

(Second stanza, first line- bills is should read "bills are")

[?]

Such an amazing write, the journey from a boy to a man, child to adult.
The ending fit perfectly, you always seem to find the perfect endings to your writings
Awesome piece

[Darl]

yes at 21 I'm begining to realise things are only getting harder and that best enjoy youth. Good job on this one, very moving and emotional story.

[Tina Kline]

Rather sad but so very true. Enjoy life while your young is hard for the young to understand. But they will and they always do. Great job on this poem.

[Cascara (aka Sprint Goe..]

Great, classic message shown in this write:
Live your life during the childhood years; you may NEVER get to experience that feeling ever again.

[Marie Harrison]

Ok...this poem made me cry!
You pulled my heartstrings with this
picture you've painted in my mind.
Wonderful work.

[Brad]

i beleive it was mr. wolfe who exclaimed "you can never go home"

[Dream Weaver]

This just gave me a flashback and a shiver up my spine.
Really a genuine feel to this....

[OT]

brilliantly reflective - the imagery is wonderful throughout - "Kaleidoscope dreams in mirror of hopes," - from childhood to adulthood - thrown head first into it's miasma - nice job!