The last day of my teenage days

A poem dedicated to my teenage days. I wrote this on the night of June 3rd of this year before I became 20.

June 3rd

The day before I turn 20

the day before I become a man

the man I hope my parents once saw in me as a child

But now my children

we aren't gathered together 

to talk about the future

but once to give the spotlight

to the past

The past which built me up from the ashes I once was 

to the man standing before you

the past which God took me through

to break away childish mannerisms

and to develop the gentleman my parents always envisioned me to be

The past which taught me to be patient and cool

when the world around you 

burns down with you 

due to the actions of a few

The past which made me experience 

the deep pain of loss

and the loss of many dimensions

due to the loss of a close person to you

The past which has taught me

that being bad is good

but being evil is bad

The past which made me walk

many walks down on a single path of forgiveness

searching for the new light

which will show me the way 

in the darkness I am lost into 

I just got a few more minutes to speak

before the final hour reaches its end

and I start my life anew

as a man and no longer the boy I and they once knew

All I want to say is

I thank you Lord

for this amazing past 

you took me through

Yes some parts where hard

and some were too easy to be true

but look at me now people of the world

I am made anew

Through the Grace of God he gave us to use

I thank my parents

which God gave me to

for they taught 

me what evil can do to u

and what good u can be for the others around you

irrespective of whats inside you

I thank my brother

for without you 

my blood brother

I don't think I would have seen this through

your advice to me is like priceless rubies

cause you have walked this path more than me

and more recently than our parents have walked too

And I fully thank you for the words you shared with me

is the words which will die with me 

as I will always remember you 

my brother indeed I am always with you

I thank my teachers

for without your kind gaze

upon my progress

I don't think I would have made it anywhere in life

I thank my friends

for giving me the best teenagehood 

anyone can ask for

the memories we made

the troubles we brewed

the adventures we experienced

I got no words to define

what kind of emotions you guys put me through hahhahaha

I thank you my enemies

cause without you

breaking me down to a nobody

I don't think I would be the somebody i am now

so i thank you for teaching me the lessons i will always remember

keep your friends close

but keep your enemies closer

And now I thank all of you

I am sorry i don't take names

But to all of you 

Everyone of you

I thank all of you

For the remarkable support you guys been to me

Thank you

for allowing the Grace of God to work through all of you and to be there for me when i need you all the most

Thank you

And now I sign off for the day 

Hope all of you sleep well

Goodnight and adieu

This will be the last time I will be seeing you

to the teenage life I once knew. 

Author's Note

Please do enjoy my writing