☆°▪︎ THE BREW OF YOUTH ▪︎°☆

Youth,

engages

youth,

.

.

s

o

.

.

many

.

f

r

o

m

.

which

.

t

o

.

choose . . .

.

.

.

Youth,

engages

youth,

.

.

s

o

.

.

consumed

.

b

y

.

the

new . . .

.

.

.

b

u

t

with

pursuit,

pursuing

pursuit,

pursuing

pursuit . . .

.

.

.

the

.

s

o

.

many

become

.

s

o

.

few . . .

.

.

.

 ~ the

.

s

o

.

many

become

.

s

o

.

few . . .

.

.

.

a

n

d

not

.

s

o

.

new . . .

.

.

.

s

o

now

there

.

i

s

.

nothing

left

.

t

o

.

do,

.

.

b

u

t

.

.

seek

.

t

h

e

.

sweet

.

o

f

.

something

new . . .

.

.

.

o

r

seek

a

move

.

t

o

.

another

moon,

.

.

.

 ~ seek

a

move

.

t

o

.

another

moon . . .

.

.

.

o

r

a

blooming

shade

.

o

f

.

blue . . .

.

.

.

s

o

youth,

engages

youth,

engages

youth,

engages

youth . . .

.

.

.

a

n

d

although

I

believe

.

.

I

should

leave

.

h

e

r

e

.

soon,

.

.

I

do

.

n

o

t

.

mind

.

t

h

e

.

brew.

Reflection: This was a personal struggle-themed poem that I wrote back in December of 2017 where the affected party is in a constant state of pursuit and is continually disappointed by the results – leading to a continual negative cycle of pursuit. This poem was inspired by lines that appeared on the screen of the silent movie “Intolerance.” The woman saw her aging reflection in a mirror and the following lines appeared: “Seeing youth drawn to youth, Miss Jenkins realizes the bitter fact that she is no longer a part of the younger world.” I thought that was a great line and warranted the writing of a poem based on that.