Adulthood Poems

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I thought twins could never be apart
by Marra Makinen

18 years of
“Look after each other,”
Making sure the other was alright
After a small fight or major disappointment

18 years we’ve been together,
Literally since the womb,
Teaching each other and
Knowing everything about one another’s lives


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The Struggle
by Samson Oloto

They told us to grow
Told us to be men
Responsibilities abound
All you have to meet
We wake up at dawn
Eyes heavy from a lack of sleep
We enter the streets
With millions of people like us
All in a race, and a constant struggle
To meet up with expectations

......

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I thought twins could never be apart
by Marra Makinen

18 years of
“Look after each other,”
Making sure the other was alright
After a small fight or major disappointment

18 years we’ve been together,
Literally since the womb,
Teaching each other and
Knowing everything about one another’s lives


......

Continue reading
The Struggle
by Samson Oloto

They told us to grow
Told us to be men
Responsibilities abound
All you have to meet
We wake up at dawn
Eyes heavy from a lack of sleep
We enter the streets
With millions of people like us
All in a race, and a constant struggle
To meet up with expectations

......

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  • Marra Makinen
    Marra Makinen (1 poems about Adulthood)
    May 1, 2000 - San Diego
  • Samson Oloto
    Samson Oloto (1 poems about Adulthood)
    July 2, 1990 - Lagos, Nigeria