Teenagers throughout the ages have longed to be free
to smoke and drink whene'er they please
and rebel against society
They'll learn the lessons of life one day
while stumbling through the stresses and strife
of work, rest and play
Parents try to guide them with love
to respect themselves and others too
whilst setting them free, like a dove
Experiences good and bad
shape and mould them
with help from a loving Mum and Dad
A lesson learnt with love
brings great rejoicing too
...from God above
Author notes
Prompt quote: "Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the
freedom to make mistakes." ~ Mahatma Gandhi. Good luck everyone
NOTE: this is only 15 lines despite what it says
A contest entry
- Tour De Monde 09 Round 1 by Errant Panther.
400 points, ended September 28, 11 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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HOODWINKED !
This is a poem of wisdom and experience, Yes teenagers need to have freedom but they by their teen years ought to have learned moral values to guide their decisions and common sense to avoid foolish and dangerous situations. Thanks for sharing this thoughtful poem.
Write On!
You have been Hoodwinked today by the Poetic Bandits
because WE CARE! 
God Bless You!
Dennis
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Hood-Wink!
What a fantastic poem that holds so much truth about teenagers today; my sister is 18 next month and I'm not sure if I'm sad to see her grow up so fast or sad to see her leave her childhood and innocence behind ...
great write 
♥
Stay safe
~Manda
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Wonderful take on the prompt! I believe as parents we can nurture, teach and help our children but in the long run it is them who will make the final decisions in life. We can only hope that what we have taught them will kick in and that they will come to us for help if they need it. Yes we all learn from our mistakes and are better in life for it.
Again a great poem, have a wonderful Sunday.
Hugs,
Theresa
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Lovely message here told in wonderful rhyme and flow
Thank you for entering round one and best wishes
Lynda♥
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BRILLIANT!
What a good message in this! Liked the ending in this. THANKS so much for taking the time to write this work of yours!
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