15-01-2013, 03:09 PM
Childhood
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Poem
When did my childhood go?Was it the day I ceased to be eleven,Was it the time I realized that Hell and Heaven,Could not be found in Geography,And therefore could not be,Was that the day!
When did my childhood go?Was it the time I realised that adults were notall they seemed to be,They talked of love and preached of love,But did not act so lovingly,Was that the day!
When did my childhood go?Was it when I found my mind was really mine,To use whichever way I choose,Producing thoughts that were not those of other people,But my own, and my alone,Was that the day!
Summary
MOST PEOPLE WOULD LOOK BACK AT THEIR CHILDHOOD WITH NOSTALGIA. IT IS A SPECIAL STAGE IN THE LIFE OF A HUMAN BEING. IN THE POEM 'CHILDHOOD', MARKUS NATTEN WONDERS WHEN HE LOST HIS CHILDHOOD.HE IDENTIFIES FEW STAGES WHEN HIS THOUGHTS AND PERCEPTIONS OF THE WORLD CHANGED. THINKING LOGICALLY AND BEING ABLE TO REASON OUT WAS THE FIRST STEP TO MATURITY. HERE HE BEGAN TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN REALITY AND FICTION. HE WONDERS IF THIS WAS THE TIME HE LOST HIS CHILDHOOD. HE LATER DISCOVERS THE HYPOCRISY OF ADULTS AND REALIZES THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT WHAT THEY PRETEND TO BE. HE WONDERS IF THIS WAS THE TIME HE LOST HIS CHILDHOOD. HE FINDS HIMSELF BECOMING MORE INDEPENDENT AND ABLE TO FORM HIS OWN OPINIONS. HE WONDERS WHETHER HIS GROWING INDIVIDUALITY LED TO THE LOSS OF HIS CHILDHOOD.