Misplaced Youth
A Poem to take us from here to there and back again
I am young:
once again
waiting for time to expire
skipping and sleeping through our days
nothing can stop us
we can be anything
the sky is the limit
boundless opportunities
healthy and limber,
how we miss youth-
now that we are old.
~
Now that we are old
how we miss youth-
healthy and limber
boundless opportunities
the sky is the limit
we can be anything
nothing can stop us
skipping and sleeping through our days
waiting for time to expire
once again
I am young.
~
Using one Vocal Challenge to help me write another.
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Judey Kalchik
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Poetry, short stories, memories, and a lot of things I think and wish I'd known a long time ago.
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Comments (12)
Love the clear structure of this, and the inverse message is a powerful one. This line in particular I like- “skipping and sleeping through our days”. Youth seems to be one of those things that we can never truly appreciate until we no longer have it!
Oh the bones so love this story. Dibs on a Benjamin Button happening for us right now. Old to young, no one wants young to old, such a bummer. Great poetry.
Oh, I just love this. Nicely done. 💗
Holy hell Judey! This poem was so clever, I loved it!
Oh wow, this was executed so brilliantly! Loved your poem, both ways!
Judey, this is terrific. I love the positive feel I got out of reading this.
Doubly well-challenged, not to mention that I found both poems quite meaningful.
This is so heartfelt!❤️ I love it!
Beautifully done.
Love the picture and the poem! This poem made me think of how many of us who are younger wish we could hurry up and grow up, and then when we get there, we wish we were young again.
Very Good!!😊💕
I was sold with just the picture, but the poem was so true and touching!