Regrets
Benson Chukwueke 1971 (Owerri)
I chose the wild road to run
I thought to stray away was fun
So I turn a deaf ear to my father's call
I thought my mother was old fashion after all
So I threw tantrums back at her
At sixteen, I thought I knew better
I knew the answer to all life questions
Only to find out later
I do not even understand the matter
Self-knowledge comes with time
Sometimes too late
By the time I knew who I'm
I was no longer in my prime
I have become such a jackass
Fallen from grace to grass
Living a fast life that slow me down
And paying the price at high cost
Am tired, O my God! Am tired
Am tired of living an empty life
But what can I do now
About this poem
16 years is a very crucial teenage age of vulnerability, especially in making and taking decisions that could affect your entire lifetime. There's a lot you don't still understand at this age, why it is very important to still see your parents as mentors and not old skool or out of fashion mum and dad.
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