Note:
This was my first prompt writing class. I hadn't fully grasp the rules and such, and thought that each writing prompt/idea can be use only in one work, thus I made 2 work for 2 prompts, the other piece can be read here. Turns out I can use more than one in a single prompts :)
PROMPT IDEAS:
- I never thought it was in my best interest to have goals
- I am not young enough to know everything
- Democrat
I am not young enough to know everything
I am not young enough to know everything
This aching bone, this sunken cheeks
This leathery skin, this wilted flesh
This blurred memories and dim vision
Gone were the days when I was young
A sprightly youth, a tender soul
Eyes that see things, Mind that is open
And the beautiful, beautiful experiences
Every muscle knows something,
Memorizing it clearly from my movements
Every gaze reveals something,
Understanding it from my experiences
Lo and behold, I know things!
Fear and pain have not bind me yet
And neither do pessimism and doubts
And thus, I truly know things
The beauty of the world,
Its wonder experienced in all my senses
The delight to be a part of life
Oh how good it is to be young!
But now I’m old, and I forget
The knowledge flickers and dims like an old light
It swarmed me like the morning fog
Cold and shapeless, a fraction of dream
Will I ever be back again?
Will I ever know things again?
Curse this age and the life I live
Curse the pain and disappointment that broke my wings
My child wanders around freely
Smile on his face and laughter galore
Experiencing things, knowing things
Understanding things in life and enjoying it
But not me
I am not young enough to know everything
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Writer's Note: A lot of the member interpret this as folly of youth, especially on their teenage or college years. But for me, it was the little children that knows everything. I used to be an English teacher for preschoolers and kindergarten students and they were the ones who -despite their notorious short attention span- always seemed to know (and accept) everything, to which I aptly dubbed "The Wisdom of The Youth".
Writer's Note: A lot of the member interpret this as folly of youth, especially on their teenage or college years. But for me, it was the little children that knows everything. I used to be an English teacher for preschoolers and kindergarten students and they were the ones who -despite their notorious short attention span- always seemed to know (and accept) everything, to which I aptly dubbed "The Wisdom of The Youth".
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