IS IT CALLED MATURITY?

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You can climb the highest peak
the world has to offer
but not until you've passed the mountain's crest

You can bring a treasured brain
to every single classroom
but still you have to write the teacher's test

You can't escape formalities
You can't escape the chance to falter
There is no need for shortcuts when
your destination doesn't alter

You can have the greatest girl
residing on your body
but still you have to keep her satisfied

You can be the plant Earth
content and large as life
but still you can't control the shifting tide

So when you think you have it all
you may just have it in the future
but for now you have yourself
as much a winner as a loser

Author's Note

Meh...more old stuff...

Reviews

[Pax]

oh, this is the first time i read about you talking about life and maturity... i always talk about it in my writes for i'm a bit of introspective viewer on how i see my life and around me... So here is my interpretation:

First stanza ~ well life is really a test or a challenge all the way as we live each day by it….

Second stanza ~ oh a teacher for me is the most challenging job(failed on it..I’m not so good of a teacher)… in a much deeper sense I see there is much deeper in this…

Third stanza ~ I learned through the years taking shortcuts is quite good but the end result is rush or it gives more troubles up ahead…life is too short for shortcuts why not take it slowly but surely …then you’ll reach your destination to the fullest…

Fourth stanza ~ made me smile… satisfaction is a shared task… it’s like she can’t be happy if you’re not happy… or you’re not happy if she isn’t happy… what makes a soul complete is you two shared everything…

Fifth stanza ~ oh how profound… it’s like you can never be as big as anyone else… we are all equal here… or you can never control anyone’s choices other than your own…

Last stanza ~ on my negative sides… I am a loser… I never did love myself… but on the other side I am learning what lies beyond within me… see everything clearly in my writes… so whatever the future holds I never bother, what I bother is just the today by shaping myself on to become a much better person than I am before…

[kublakhan27]

Thank you my friend for taking the time to scrutinize this piece so thoughtfully...I'd say you are spot-on with you assessments for the most part...I tried to widen the scope of the metaphors as it went on...the final stanza is a statement of encouragement more than anything...self-esteem has never been my strong suit but the promise of a better future is really all one can hope for...but you're right, the future must start today...