Stop Ignoring Us!

And then the pot bellied society looks at the youths suffering from starvation and says he is scared of the future

Oh Please!

My elders!

Why do you keep saying "son,

You are the leader of tomorrow,"

When I don't even get the back row seat of your decision making?

Yes, the mother hen dines with the duck,

Yet, she loses her future to the predating hawks

Our elders,

You, the old quadrant of the circle that doesn't care about the younger quadrants.

You tell us to gaze at the sun, when our eyes can't even withstand the twinkling stars

You say our weakness causes upset in your stomach

But I say, hungry men don't belch

Its the number of stomachs the nanny has that makes her walk on four legs,

It's has never been about her baby.

Let the yam stop blaming the pot for cooking her children!

Let her learn from the cassava,

Her younger sister, who sacrifices her life to save her future

The world isn't your inheritance,

It's a loan

You borrow it from your children

The classroom is not the teacher's

It's for the students who will teach the teacher's children.

My pen needs to rest.

Author's Note

One of my first works... I wrote it after listening to a corrupt politician speak

Reviews

[Melliflower]

"the classroom is not the teacher's
It's for the students who will teach the teacher's children".
Such a powerful line. Considering as i type, i am in my business class- this line really made me look to the teacher and my classroom in a new light. I keep repeating this line over and over and over in my mind... it's so powerful! So true... so beautiful.

[Cassy Samuels]

Personally, I love this poem.
It's the truth...so sincere, corruption just corrodes into the society and it's gradually eating through the young minds.
This was a magnificent piece and nice penmanship too :)
Cassy Samuels

[Fabian G. Franklin]

I love this poem. The old will say the young are naive and ignorant and youth like innocence is meant to be sacrificed. I will be a child until I die...I'm too full of amazement...wonder....simplicity...honesty...I am not young or naive...SURELY not innocent! But I refuse to give up youth...just as I refuse to give up hope, love, joy and laughter. In this, I will never grow old. And I will ever look to youth to learn...

[Stabitha]

Excellent point made plainly, I like it loads.

[TL Boehm]

bravo. "The world isn't your inheritance,
It's a loan
You borrow it from your children" - words to eternity. Well penned.

[Miss CB]

Loved the meaning behind this poem, it showed pure passion...
Very well done!!!

[Tomi]

Wow! This So Powerful!!! Very Brilliantly written. There's so much truth in this, soooo much!!

[AK]

Brilliant poem! I like the power it bears:)
Keeo writing!

[Wendy Seames Garner]

The world isn't your inheritance,
It's a loan
You borrow it from your children

The powerful insightful writing of youth. From generation to generation, it's always the same. Why is it, we seem to lose it as we age? So frustrating!

[Jyango Ryudo]

Wow this blew my mind. I love the message of "just becuase were young doesn't mean we can't do it or you can decide for us" it's so full of passion and I love the dialogue as usual. Great job bud! I can't wait to read another!