Emergence Poem by Theresa Ann Moore

Youthful energy rising to the surface
Searching for an identity to claim
Treading life’s substance… in a race
Looking for a way to gain rewards and fame

Suspended in a hubbub of restraints
Filled with curiosities that beckon and tempt
A mutinous voice asks questions and has complaints
From a parental leash teenagers wish to be exempt

The world is new and they have all the facts
Don’t want to hear about caution or dangers
Discovering there is an inner nerve that reacts
To meddling parents that now seem like strangers

3/10/08