Maturity will set you free br br br Where I once was blind, I now can see br And maybe you should pity me. br For a youth I am no longer, br For a man I have become. br br br Now I am much wiser and stronger than you could realize; br For I am now deafened, br To the distractions which keep you blind. br For my eyes have been opened br And fulfillment I can now find. br br br I was once like you, at the end of my childhood, br But now I have matured into adulthood br And no longer like a child, can I act. br I must act my age and become a wise man. br br br For the things a child craves, br Are merely trinkets dangled before us. br Now I see your gold and diamonds, br Are simply copper underneath. br br br And the things you lust after, br Are merely the first stepping stone; br Whilst I seek the waters edge and a release I have chosen. br For the choices I have made, have lead me to the other side, br Whilst you’re splashing in the water, br Desperately clinging onto your stone. br br br But there I have been and through time found my feet; br Now I walk through the darkness, with no need of light to see. br I no longer fear slipping and falling into the water; br For I have been here before, so seek a new path to follow. br br br I seek a better tomorrow to truly begin to live free. br For now I have escaped these childhood manacles, br That have entrapped me br And blinded me, but now I can see, br That I am now free, br To disagree br And maybe to teach. br br br In an effort to give you enlightenment; br So one day you too will be set free. br br br br (C) 2011 Aa Harvey. All Rights Reserved.