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Adulthood tastes like stale fear.
Forget everything you've heard about things aging like a fine wine.
Fermentation does nothing to improve the taste of this bitter brew.

It is all sweetness in the juice box of youth.
Blankets can defy the boogeyman, mom's kisses can heal grave wounds.
You know invincibility and the promise of a new tomorrow.

The bane of maturity is "knowing better."
Failure, consequence, fees, penalties, mortality, eviction, rejection, loss, and death.
To think that once you were in a hurry to grow up. [comments] => 4 [counter] => 172 [topic] => 44 [informant] => Gravity [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => Nostalgic )

Growing Pains

Contributed by Gravity on Monday, 21st May 2012 @ 07:18:05 PM in AEST
Topic: Nostalgic

(Dedicated to my mom. 9/10/54 - 1/3/12. Miss you.)

Adulthood tastes like stale fear.
Forget everything you've heard about things aging like a fine wine.
Fermentation does nothing to improve the taste of this bitter brew.

It is all sweetness in the juice box of youth.
Blankets can defy the boogeyman, mom's kisses can heal grave wounds.
You know invincibility and the promise of a new tomorrow.

The bane of maturity is "knowing better."
Failure, consequence, fees, penalties, mortality, eviction, rejection, loss, and death.
To think that once you were in a hurry to grow up.

Copyright © Gravity ... [ 2012-05-21 19:18:05]
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Re: Growing Pains (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Monday, 21st May 2012 @ 08:08:18 PM AEST
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I miss her too but one thing about life, it can inspire great poetry and this is no exception.

Re: Growing Pains (User Rating: 1 )
by northernlights on Tuesday, 22nd May 2012 @ 02:01:11 AM AEST
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Full of expression some great poetic lines esp like fermentation............brew.Ironically a great deal of energy and life behind the words which reflect a different picture.

Re: Growing Pains (User Rating: 1 )
by dojo1970 on Tuesday, 22nd May 2012 @ 09:17:59 AM AEST
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I lost my mom too. I know how you feel. I've been there. Just think about the good times and remember that she will always be in your heart. Good writing.

Re: Growing Pains (User Rating: 1 )
by ladyfawn on Sunday, 21st September 2014 @ 09:36:53 PM AEST
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truly beautifully written, i love the raw life honesty here...

hugs n' love nessa

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