Dear youth, you cannot know
Your true potential, until you are Old!
Your Future lies ahead of you
So grip self-compassion like
A crusade of your secret revelations
The world can only Change by
Your touch, your ideas, your victories
For we do not all have your energy
Dear youth, you do know right that
We have tried to build a World of peace
That you might prosper, grow up good
But our life is brief, faster than you think
Our time is short to do Good acts
Thoughts do not keep abreast
Experience is the wisest teacher…
Dear youth, with curiosity free from fear
Be ever social, create the paradox anew
Do not be perplexed by the old instincts
Sex, beauty, knowledge, power
Their time will pass too, but plan
To share a loving cup, and never hold a grudge
To find one’s place in life, can take
An entire lifetime, don’t you know?
You were made to be pioneers
To give Evolution her lasting gifts
Of revolution, and a proper place
To those who have no fair champions
Waste all the time you require to become
Who you were meant to be, Dear Youth:
Learn first-hand your chosen goal’s special charm.
Wuji Seshat 