Young Men — a poem

Simon Heathcote
Nov 7 · 1 min read
Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash

Young men are full of things

They must let go

Pride and braggadocio

A warrior’s impulse

Is all very well

But often it leads

Straight to hell

But truly there comes

A time in life to give up

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Simon Heathcote

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Psychotherapist writing on the human journey for some; irreverently for others; and poetry for myself; former newspaper editor. Heathcosim@aol.com

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