Changing One's Mind

By luigi_pagano

Sat, 30 Jan 2021
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I was very young
perhaps five or six,
and wanted to be
a cosmonaut.
 
My mum and dad
humoured me,
they didn't say
I was a crackpot.
 
I grew older,
became mature,
changed my mind
when I was fifteen.
 
At that age I wished
to be a film actor
and be as famous
as James Byron Dean.
 
My awe of him
knew no bounds,
he was very talented
and had no flaws.
 
And furthermore
we had a  lot in common:
I was, like him, a rebel
without a cause.
 
Soon after, I discovered
the female gender;
I thought a girlfriend
would be a better bet.
 
The more I reflected
on this idea of mine
the more I realised
my mind wasn't set.
 
All my aspirations
changed all the time
because they were
many and varied. 
 
But I wasn't worried;
knew that eventually
I would settle down
and get married.
 
I have lost count
of all the dreams
and the fantasies
I continually sought.
 
Having back-pedalled
on every decision,
it isn't surprising
they came to naught.
 
© Luigi Pagano 2021
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Comments

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Luigi,

It's amazing just how many changes we go through in our lifetime, which to me is a good thing. Now I'm older I find myself identifying with my teenage years more than any other. 

Your poem got me thinking and was inspiring.

Jenny. xx

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Hi Jenny. Nice to hear your views. 
Although there is nothing we can do in retrospect, lt is interesting to see how many of our aspirations were realised. As the saying goes, 'no use crying over spilled milk'.

Luigi xx