Underestimated,Yet to Bloom, and Untitled
ok. so i wrote this poem... called underestimated... i showed it to a friend of mine, and surprisingly wrote one in reply to it. i asked if i could post our little... mini conversation thing on here and he said it was fine so here ya go.
UNDERESTIMATED
I'm tired of you people telling me that I dont understand,
I'm too young, I'll figure it out when I'm older.
You dont know me, you cant read my thoughts.
So who are you to say what I do and do not understand?
You all underestimate me, just because of my age.
Yeah, I'm 14, get over it! I already have!
I comprehend a lot more than you may think.
I understand so much of what you say I wouldnt.
But i am held back by my age.
People should be judged upon their maturity,
and their comprehension of how things work.
Not upon how long they've had to figure it out.
No I don't know how everything works, but who does?
Surely not you.
What do i have to do,
to make you understand?
I am 14 going on 15 with a mind underestimated.
this was his reply.
YET TO BLOOM
Don't you hold your head too high.
Dont let your chin point upward.
For the world is humbling.
Your maturity is valuable,
but your humility is worth so much more.
If you listen you will hear.
If you look you will see
That age holds a certain wisdom.
There are lessons for you to learn.
And there are lessons for you to teach.
your age is not a restriction-
it is an oportunity.
you have time and so much of it.
It's value evades you.
Maybe the old will seem more wise
when you are their companion.
Look
Listen
Learn
Your age has a value that is hard to appreciate now.
It is not your age that is valuable,
it is the time itself.
Time will bring many lessons that no mom can teach you.
Develope yourself. That should be your goal.
Because whether you believe it or not you have time to grow.
For you have yet to bloom.
-Lucien Smith ( sorry if i spelled your name wrong.. i wasnt sure)
i LOVED it! and i wrote back, though he did not want to see it.
so now you get the see the part of the conversation that only I know about lol :)
UNTITLED
my head perfectly balanced-
Not too high, yet not too low.
My chin points not up nor down,
but straight out.
I do not say that I am better than other kids my age,
nor more mature.
I simply say that my mind and comprehension is underestimated,
similar to most other 14 year old children.
People look at me, look at my age,
and say "she knows nothing"
And to an extent they are right,
But only to an extent.
I know not much,
but i do understand how so many things work.
Yes i have much time,
and with that time will come many lessons.
But just because i am 14,
does not mean that my lessons already learned is limited.
I am a quick-learning teenager,
with so much more to learn,
this I know.
But i HAVE learned in the past 14 years many things,
that is what i speak of.
I know that I don't know everything
And that I never will.
But I know what I know.
You can not take that from me,
just because I am but 14.
Yes, wisdom comes with age.
But who says that is the ONLY thing wisdom comes with?
Wisdom comes with experiences,
with life in general.
14 years of life have brought unto me,
a certain... maturity,
and at the risk of sounding self-ritious a bit of wisdom.
Just a bit.
I refuse to get told "You wouldn' understand" anymore.
At least try me, let ME be the one to say I don't understand.
And if i don't, then teach me.
Give me a lesson to go with another day's age.
Thanks Lucien, if you ever read this, for letting me post your poetry. It is EXTREMELY good. It really is. I'm glad others will be able to enjoy it.
