growingup
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Adults in a Playground (YouTube Video)
”Adults in a Playground” is a piece about adults giving up their freedom, their “childhood”, to succumb to a mechanic, unwanted lifestyle and thus becoming hardened. Click here, or click above, to watch the video for Adults in a Playground. Click here to read the poem, “Adults in a Playground”. Adults In a Playground: https://sircharlesthepoet.com/2022/07/04/adults-in-a-playground/… Continue reading
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Before they Bounded my Mind
Before I could swim,I walked on water.I needn’t to floatI missed not a boat.The waters paved flat;Held me. Just like that. Deeds reserved for godswere always! my habitsI was unveiled to growth andsuddenly! I learned of sandlived by Land—the way of men. Before I was prudent,I hadn’t the need to Survive.I laughed, Revitalized the universe.But… Continue reading
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Adults in a Playground
The water sprouts with excitement!I remember the days of my innocencewhen cloudy skies were not a metaphor;an omen to validate pessimist outlooks on life “Oh! Go play, baby! Mommy will come in a bit”A leaf falls farther from heavenreminder of the magic we’ve surrenderedfor the repetitive nature of the life we chose;a machine that doesn’t… Continue reading