21st CENTURY CLASS
Some grew up in the threshing floor.
While some grew up in banquet of lilies.
While some grew up in banquet of lilies.
Some are born with sorrows of lost fate.
And some are born with a joy of grace.
And some are born with a joy of grace.
Some were given to Tangerines.
Whereas others have their oranges.
Whereas others have their oranges.
Some swore the oath to be blamed.
While some vows to escape their web.
While some vows to escape their web.
Some are dreamer with an open eye.
While some are jars filled of sleep.
While some are jars filled of sleep.
Some are cursed with silent storms.
So some are blessed with peaceful hands.
So some are blessed with peaceful hands.
Some are bound to cold grips of life.
For some who enjoy the luxury of nature.
For some who enjoy the luxury of nature.
Some bear the will to blaze their own trail.
While some bear the mark of twisted path.
While some bear the mark of twisted path.
Some bear the will to blaze their own trail.
While some bear the mark of twisted path.
While some bear the mark of twisted path.
Some will live to cheat the hand of time.
But some will die at mercy of tomorrow.
But some will die at mercy of tomorrow.
Some are said to be a living puzzle.
Oh! some are said to believers.
Oh! some are said to believers.
Review of this new poem written by Okoro Amarachi Anastasia.
Pen name: I.C Amar
Pen name: I.C Amar
A poem that put out question why life is fair to some youths and unfair to some. This poem analyses the inequality and unevenly situations/circumstances in lives of every youth. This opens up the sad truth which some youth faced with questions but has no answers for it.
This is a poem of 20 lines, with 10 stanzas (couplet each). The theme of poem revolved around.
This is a poem of 20 lines, with 10 stanzas (couplet each). The theme of poem revolved around.
1. Why some youths are born into a privilege home/ wealth background while others are born in a poor homes. See stanza one and stanza seven. Using the phrase “threshing floor” and “cold grips of life” to equate a state of abject poverty and denial of good life while the phrase “bonquest of lilies” and “luxury of nature” to typifies a state of abundance, fortune, wealth and privilege.
2. Another striking point is a question of why some youth are entangled with war, trauma and conflict of life, coupled with life problems and challenges (see stanza six cursed with silent storms) while on the other hands some youth enjoy peace and sanity in life.
3. Another interesting point is that in stanza five, the poet classified some youth are as dreamer with dreams with so much determination and passion (the poet refers to those youths as “dreamer with an open eye”) while some youth are lethargic in nature and lazy with no goals, no achievement and no plans ( line 10 says some are jars filled of sleep).
4. The poem also narrated how some youth will live long and even longer than their parent and enjoy their old age (live to cheat the hand of time). In the same way, some will face untimely or tragedy death in course of life with can not be explained or answer the question of why (some will die at mercy of tomorrow). The poet trope into the mind of her reader to understand that it is a sad truth that we have come to accept. Not everyone that started the journey of life reach their destination.
5. Finally, stanza three and four simply explore the class struggle among youths that exist in the society. How the court/ law favours the youth in the upper class and punish those who has no say/ economic strength to change the verdict of the court. That's in society, some youth who committed crimes are punished and sent to prison why some remain untouched and protected because of class system. The poet conclude her poem with the last lines that are clear and simple. In as much some youth live their asking these questions and other questions of life regarding to their belief and religion. Some have decided to a believer; who believes in themselves, who believes in better future and believe in God above all.