Oh, eighteen!
The Earth has called for a change,
But I am afraid to grab the age,
That chapter I dare not to turn a page,
forgotten my age has reached that range.
I have turned eighteen,
pride tells me, I'm no longer a teen.
It's time to experience the venom of this dangerous python called Earth.
You weaken me like a mother,
Thou I have no child,
You erase my childhood memories.
And left me with adult worries.
Where should I start from?
Where can I get a job with decent pay?
You curse my life with responsibility,
You and I know that I have no chance of getting a stand.
You vanished with nothing left for me,
You think that I am matured,
Remember the child you nurtured.
I can't do it for myself!
Help me pass this bondage,
this age has caused me damage.
Take off these shackles from me,
For my ages are suffering.
By: Abubakarr Momoh Sesay
