Frontier of a New Mind - Sonnet 5

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When I was but a youth in all regards,

I begged my father for a life of much

Technology, a feeble house of cards

That, proved, be less relief and more a crutch.

The pinnacle of a mysterious world

That I had never tasted nor had touched

Seemed, strongly then, to drape its siren urge

Around my neck and toast its spectral cup.

Yet, realization dawned upon my eyes

When lavish dopamine infused its mark

And many years of use did pass me by,

And discipline gave strength to my weak heart.

How wisdom grasps us when, like shifting tides,

We step upon the frontier of our lives.

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-JDH