The Peter Pan Principle
Many a lost boy wanders this
world
clutching youth to his breast;
immature
souls who halfheartedly try
and, unfortunately, fail the
tests
That would raise them to manhood,
teach them to govern their
reactions,
enhance the mental maturity
to be responsible for their
actions.
They become sullen, pout and
rant
if their smallest desire is
thwarted;
these are symptoms of a maturation
that, sadly, has been aborted.
Practiced delegators of authority,
they
and avoid the accountability
that lies in the Captain’s
hands.
They’re fated to forever stand
apart
eclipsed in the shadows of
others,
filled with envy and
jealousy of
the ‘easy’ successes of their
brothers.
It doesn’t matters what they
achieve,
whether they live in palace or
tent;
they remain emotional juveniles
…though one did become
President.
© T. P. Woodfork 4/11/2009
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