YOUTHFUL DAYS
Oh my youthful days
You welcomed me with so much expectations
You questioned me with so much pride
But forgot I'm caught in web of custom.
You welcomed me with so much expectations
You questioned me with so much pride
But forgot I'm caught in web of custom.
Oh my youthful days
You caressed me with eyes of world
You
You darkened my brain with my worst days
Yet you blamed me for my sleepless nights.
You caressed me with eyes of world
You
You darkened my brain with my worst days
Yet you blamed me for my sleepless nights.
Oh my youthful days
You withheld those faithful answers I seek
You left me on the brittle glass of waiting
And I wonder if I’ll get lost in fog of hope.
You withheld those faithful answers I seek
You left me on the brittle glass of waiting
And I wonder if I’ll get lost in fog of hope.
Oh my youthful days
You bleed your memories on holy days
You flash your light at edge of my page
Only for me to say “I am my storyteller”
You bleed your memories on holy days
You flash your light at edge of my page
Only for me to say “I am my storyteller”
Oh my youthful days
How you watered my days with tears
How you defeat my fears with purpose
How you shackle my pains with stings of life.
How you watered my days with tears
How you defeat my fears with purpose
How you shackle my pains with stings of life.
Oh my youthful days
When my wrinkles of hands bless me?
When will my darling hair grow grey?
When will I feed my sleep with death?
Review of this new poem Written by Okoro Amarachi Anastasia.
pen name; IC Amar.
pen name; IC Amar.
This poem centers on the hardship of being a youth in a world that moves with so much speed. It explores the dilemma of being a youth as we see in Line 2 of Stanza 1 “You welcomed me with so much expectations” This shows that so much is expected of youths and the pressure exerted on them is killing and exhausting. The poet brought to light the stress and emotional trauma that youths can’t stomach as they are expected to stomach all and not break which is not obtainable in a world where one needs an undoing to Become.
Youth living a world with little or no understanding of love and care. Youth looks broken and helpless in careless society with leaders that have no future for them. The poet also bring into light on how the youth can overcome these challenges with a sense of hope for a better future. She pointed it out in line 12 stanza three. She also pointed how those fears of failure or fear of being unsuccessful can be overcome with purpose with gives us meaning in life. The discovering of purpose/ dreams should be considered by youth, not just strive to live and survive but also to make an impact.
The poet concluded her poem with three questions facing every youths in living her time. The first question is quite fascinating which is “will she be successful before her old age?. The second question is interpreted to be “will she be in a good state of health and mind and alive healthy to eat the fruits of her labor? Especially after seeing how youth die so easily and fast than the aged people. The last one is simply a question about death like someone who is already tired of life but refuse to give up. This encourage every youths that are in diaspora to continue to live and strive and never give up on life and in life.