Child of the World

CHILD OF THE WORLD

Childhood was great,
We didn't have a care.
We grew at our own happy rate,
'Cause we had no burden to bare.
Our joy was the sweet mother meal,
And the sweet cuddle in mother's arms.

We took instructions as they came,
We argued none.
We didn't even have any shame,
No sentiments borne.
Our joy was the sweet mother meal,
And the sweet cuddle in mother's arms.

Even when we reached accountability,
We were still cutely radiant.
Oblivious of life's to come responsibilities,
Or the struggles that could keep one stagnant.
Our joy was the sweet mother meal,
And the sweet cuddle in mother's arms.

Then our yet immaculate life
gathered some spots.
Experience began with a friendly rife,
That got us some strokes on our butts.
Though that didn't seem a big deal
And we didn't give a damn.

But now, we were no longer kids
We knew what the genitals were
We felt guilty for the wrongs we did,
But still didn't really care.
Though life now was real,
We hadn't learnt to be calm.

And one day, some weeks after sweet sixteen,
Experiment was made.
And not long after then too, before eighteen,
"Adieu" to being immaculate, we bade.
We'd made secret deals,
And in sight was no remedy nor Gilead's balm.

We didn't feel safe with parents,
They wouldn't understand.
We knew most of their beliefs were ancient,
And all they knew to do was reprimand.
We would terribly feel
And couldn't to anyone raise alarm.

And that's how to lose map,
Yielding to sweet words.
They came from outside, filling the gap,
And we became children of the world.
Our joy was no longer in mother's meal,
Or the cuddle in her arms.

Mother became aggressive,
We became regressive.
We grew stubborn to remedy
And from there came the story
Came the song, and came poem,
Child of the world.

I hope you understand the analogy
And take care of your integrity.
You have a responsibility
To be your own remedy.

© Olatunji Israel A.

Poet's Bio
Name: Olatunji Israel Akinola
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