Maturity

One can measure the time of their life through many ways like age, weather you’re a teen or an adult. One way it could be done, through the four seasons. Winter, spring, summer, and fall, represent different phases of life. I’m at the point of early summer. During early summer more responsibilities are obtained. Yet, still a little immature, doing stupid things because you’re older and no one says no. Sometimes your not sure where you’re at and don’t know what to do.

Most teenagers prefer to have fun over seriousness. We do things that we shouldn’t and don’t really listen to others. A story called “Marigolds” has a character named Lizabeth; she follows her brother and friends to mess with an old woman. They shouldn’t be doing this, but that’s how they get their laughs. When you’re a teenager your main focus is trying to have fun. Friends of mine make the dumbest, funniest videos. Sitting in post office box being pushed on a skateboard. Tying someone to a pole and leaving him or her there for 15 minutes, just a few of the funny things they’ve done. Not the smartest things to do but we just try to have fun.

Fun and games go quick as you get older. Responsibilities play a big part in crossing over to early summer. High school students have many things to worry about. Scholarships, loans, college, SATS, and grades make up most of those worries. Our ecnomy is doing bad. No one can really afford to pay for college out of their or their parent’s pockets. All that weight put on the young shoulders of a teenager the result of early summer.

Sometimes I’m stuck in the middle. My schoolwork suffers at times because of this. Good grades are really important to me, but sometimes I don’t feel like doing the work I just want to have fun. Moments like these often occur during my computers class. Computers class is that one class where you can either do your work or not, depending if you mind getting demerits or not. Honestly, the working all day is boring. Do I do the childish thing and not finish my work, or be mature or get over it.

Understanding where you’re exactly at in life takes time. By saying I’m in early summer is my opinion. More responsibilities in your life to me does mean your maturing. Goofing off at times puts me in early summer because mature people take everything seriously. Some day’s people are just stuck in the middle, not knowing which way to go. Do you know where you are?

I Make

We sat in a room real quiet,
No one knew what to say,
Some one spoke up and asked our names
And important thing we do.
Nothing came to mind at the time,
I thought about that question all day,
“What do I do that is important?”

I make people smile when ties are hard,
I can help them realize who they are,
I make choices and changes that shape me,
I open doors for friends in need,
I make people pride with all my accomplishments,
I make my voice heard in a sea of people,
I listen to make important improvements,
These things are important to me,
They help me be me.

Essay on "Beware: Do Not Read This Poem"

“Statistic: the us bureau of missing persons reports that in 1968 over 100,000 people disappeared leaving no solid clues nor trace only a space in the lives of their friends.” This comprises only part of a very interesting poem called “Beware: Do Not Read This Poem”. One reason why I really like this poem would be the death. Death permeates the poem, Ishmael Reed talks about it in a different way. Reed also uses good metaphors giving the poem human traits. Fantasy in this poem also makes it great. People get sucked into a mirror, and people go missing.

The first reason why I like “Beware: Do Not Read This Poem”, it talks about death in a different way. Poet Ishmael Reed, talks about who the mirrors took, for example in one section he writes, “It has taken many victims back off from this poem it has drawn in yr feet…” At first it seems like the mirrors suck people in but as we read on we find out other wise, he starts blaming the poem.

In addition to reason one, I like this poem because of the use metaphors. Within the poem Ishmael Reed gives the poem human traits. One section state, “the hunger of this poem is legendary… it is a greedy mirror”. Reed says the poem hungers, that’s way people keep disappearing. He also says the poem’s greedy because it keeps taking people no matter who they are or how many it already has.

Finally, I like “Beware: Do Not Read This Poem” because of fantasy. Ishmael Reed talks about how the lady gets sucked in, and how she sucks people in. He says who gets sucked in, “each tenant who bought the house after that lost a loved one to the ol women first a little girl than a young women then the young woman/s husband…” . Questions are raised when reading it, like why the old sucks people in. Just like that your interested and can not stop reading, just like the poem wants.

As you can see I like this poem for multiple reasons. “Beware: Do Not Read This Poem” has great fantasy with the why it uses mirrors and suck people in. Poet Ishmael Reed deals with death in a different way, with the way they die. Metaphors in this poem would be the last reason why I like this poem. So, when your in the mood to question a poem, or something a little different read “Beware: Do Not Read This Poem” by Ishmael Reed.