Youthful mistakes

Juwon Onifade 2005 (Oyo State)



No youthful sin can take
our pride away
We're just fingerlings in a pond viewing life a mile away

We made mistakes
Caution we wouldn't take

We were new to life
In life we saw another life
One that befits and brought us alive

Then we were awakened
from our own deception
Numerous mistakes already
Can't be mentioned

We were vulnerable
so we submitted to
pressure
Pressure from friends
and friends from pressure

Some fell into depression
But no!
We didn't submit to pressure
We took pride
A safety measure
It was youthfullness and
It was all nature

We took pride in our
past deeds : now sins
That won't take our pride
away they're just past
things

About this poem

A perfect description of teenage and youthful days, awakenings, regrets, pride e.t.c

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Written on July 30, 2022

Submitted by onifadejuwon on July 31, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABB XA CCX DEXD XXFXF EXFGFDF FXGXX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 668
Words 139
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 3, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 5

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Juwon Onifade is 16 year old secondary school student. Second child of two. Promising poetic talent. more…

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