But youth argues
too loudly it has all the answers
and is adamant it shall save the world
from its ugliness, corruption and decay
nothing shall stand in its way--
further still it proclaims:
we will be around forever
as we will die never
our spirit breathes out fire
and shall send a message
through the universe:
we are the world's saviour
none should question this or doubt--

youth--but the interregnum
the innocence that borders the naive
still in the breeding ground
of life's kindergarten
wisdom it has hardly found-

how harsh are the winds
of experience---how
they sweep away
the dreams and hopes
that were one's youth's treasure-house--

despair cripples
love withers
the heart suffers
strange and hostile
is the universe--

what has gone wrong?
is it the aftermath
of life's betrayal
or the callousness of people?

tears never shed before
how they now fall
is this but a litany of mistakes?
eerie silence broods in every corner
the youthful heart laments
and in agony aches.