Your age is that of being too old

And too young at the same time.

The age of being expected to know

But not given slots to act your mind.

The age of feeling like you are old enough

To move out of your parents’ house.

The age of sneaking intimate partners through the lounge,

Into your room, trailing dates to find a spouse.

It’s like you are too young for marriage,

But it’s still too old to play around.

What you usually do to save face

Barely bails your soul out.

Almost everything about your phase is paradoxical,

Your biggest fights are rather mental than physical.

You try to prove a point more than you try to have a good one.

Nothing matters more than having a clear purpose now.

I understand and empathise fully,

Because I’m going through it.

As a young adult, I learned the importance of trying to trace

Primes I went through from my childhood age.

See? It’s due to one’s obedience and degree of conformity,

That I find peer pressure and brainwashing exist.

There’s literally no way, as a child or a teen,

That you have never went through one of them.

Your family and the company you keep,

Let alone what you watch, listen to and read –

These are prerequisites to how you perceive yourself.

Your character hinges on genes, experience and experiments.

By knowing your background – you are a step closer

To find your strengths – it all lies in frequent exposure.

You’ve been through life for over two decades

So, your mind is reflecting and preparing you for the next phase.

Under normal circumstances, you are either young or old.

But right now, you are pretty much in between a bit of both.

You are swinging on both sides – and I’m not being sexual.

I mean, others are young ones or adults, but you are a young adult.

This is the most critical phase of your life – don’t mess up.

Embrace it – but carefully choose your path going forward!