To Be Young, Gifted And...



To be young, gifted and...
And noticeably observant these days.
Takes being unafraid of reality.
With a doing to pursue,
A researching of the truth.
From the depths of it,
Smothered to cover up...
Not to appear as it should be.
On the surface made available.
Clear and near without debates to start.

To be young, gifted and...
Blessed with intelligence.
And common sense as well?
Is a rarity these days.
Stopping to drop jaws with awe.
As if this revelation,
Had been adventured to discover...
There are even young people 'Black,
Who are articulate.
Possessing a mentality non-white!

To be young, gifted and...
Seriously motivated too!?
Genuinely respectful.
Responsible and accountable,
To admit they know...
There is always room,
For them to improve!

These are the young and gifted,
Youth of today.

Yet...
In their way...
Are bigots, racists and others who stay,
Limited to an ignorance kept to believe...
These young people of today,
Look up to them...
As examples of leaders they wish to be.
To lead humanity to a brighter tomorrow!

With a power that advances,
Back to darken caves.
Just to experience the joy of it!
Although fictioned to delude,
Is that joy to depict in movies and on TV.
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Submitted by lpahtillah on July 09, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:01 min read
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Quick analysis:

Scheme Abcdxexcfx Axxbxxxxxx Adffgxx xh xhhxhxcg xxexc
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,152
Words 205
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 10, 10, 7, 2, 8, 5

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