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The big 18
Everyone talks about it
The sweet sixteens can’t wait to get there
The young adults in their 20s wish they could turn back the hands of time
The transition into adulthood
I’ve heard stories about this age
The freedom that comes with it
The maturity attached to it
The excitement of being called... an adult
The planss that have been laid out just waiting to be executed
The baby era has ended
The Big 18
Nothing prepares you for what comes with it
The thrilling need to break out of your shell
I’m going to show the world who I am and what I’m made of
You dive in headfirst into uncharted waters without a life guard
"Leave home training for house" they say
You sef nor small
The pressure to belong just got worser
You either get a babe
or you’re lame…
You try to take a pause to catch your breath
But the excitement overshadows all your worries
You Fly…
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The Big 18
Exploreee you’re a Gen Z
The streets are not smiling
The Great book said train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it
But the decision of holding on to your morals is waxing thin
The need to find yourself
The desire to know your identity
Your rhythm "Breakfast na national cake"
Your motto "School na scam"
Mistakes are made
Lessons are learnt
You might either get stuck
Or soar higher
The big 18
On shaky legs
you forge ahead "life goes on"
In lens blurred by hurt and failure
you begin to view the world
your baby mind have been forced to grow up
You search desperately for a way
A way out of what you’re feeling
You don’t know if you should go left or go right
What can break this ruthless cycle?
You might sink so deep
and become accustomed to the darkness
You might forget what light is .....
Depression creeps and drugs presents a way
A false way
The Big 18
Amidst all these
Your highest highs
Your lowest lows
Are yet to come, trust me
And when they come
you can be stronger
because....
There’s a true way out
Light so bright…
Someone still willing to embrace you
Flaws, weaknesses and all
Might sound unbelievable
But you should know...
THE BIG 18 should not be done without Yeshua
The surest bet
The best team ever...Team Jesus
The sweetest lover
A friend
sticking closer than a brother
First a saviour then a father
Eventually, everything you’ll ever need
No,no,no this is not whining
I’ve tasted and seen
He’s truly everything
There’s no searching to his understanding
He remains the same
Yesterday,today and forever
Try him and see
The total package comes in his blood
So what do you say?
Are you ready?
Ecclesiastes 12:1
REMEMBER [earnestly] also your Creator [that you are not your own, but His property now] in the days of your youth, before the evil days come or the years draw near when you will say [of physical pleasures], I have no enjoyment in them
