To Youth
Right after we leave our mother’s body
We board a train holding one-way tickets
The train goes to maturity non-stop
On this long and straight pathway named
youth
We meet people, we make friends and we say
goodbye
A faithful friend, a loyal lover, and despicable
deceivers
We are having fun but that is not enough
Still, we want the train to run faster
And silly enough to believe
That somehow we can be freer in this way
However, the reality knocks us hard
Out of our day dreams
Out of our day dreams
When all the happiness and grief we taste
Fade away into the wind
Eventually, become dull and blurred
memories
Turn into stories that we tell our children
We become scared, terrified and anxious
So we beg mercy from time to slow down its
pace
To let us have one more bite of youth
The most precious time of our life
FEEDBACKS:
I actually got many feedbacks from people, most would say that it is a very nice poem, or good job. some people were more curious about my project, like how it works and what I have to do in this project. Also, I got some advice. For example, when I was reading to a lady, she told me that I should slow down my pace when reading a poem, plus, when I was giving away candies and my poem in the library, some said that it was disturbing, so I tried to keep it down.
In all, I had fun and it is a good experience.