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A Teenager's Prayer (Summary)
Poem A Teenager’s Prayer as the title is suggests is a prayer of teenager to God to help him/her in many ways.
In the first stanza the poet begins by saying that each new day will bring new beginnings; and he/she will have to make decisions as to which road he/she must walk on.
In the second stanza the poet talks about two roads of life. One rod leads to success; and the other takes to failure and distress.
In the third stanza the poet prays to God to open his/her eyes so that he/she can clearly see without bias; he/she also prays to God to give him/her courage to do the right thing. He/she also prays to God to bring out the best in him/her.
In the last stanza the poet gives wisdom by looking into future. He/she says that in future when his/her teenage will be over, he/she will see that life can only be lived optimally with God walking next to him/her as Guide.
"In the poem "A teenager's prayer", the poet J Morse is taking the place of a teenager to talk about their thoughts.
In the "first stanza”, the poet says that, for them (as in for the teenagers) each day is a new beginning and they have to firmly choose new decisions, irrespective of whether they are easy or difficult.
In the "second stanza”, the poet talks about two paths and a teenager’s dilemma to choose one among them. One path can lead them to great success while the other path leads to distress.
"Third stanza" is all about a teenager's prayer to god to make him/her see things without any partiality, to make them wise enough to choose the correct path and also to give the strength to bring out the best in him/her.
In the "fourth stanza", he/she prays to god to make them stay away from the temptations which can make him/her weak. He/she wants to be strong, physically and mentally to be away from the things that can tempt them.
In the "last stanza", the teenager who is looking into the future says that he/she will be happy due to the success they achieved in their life which was only due to God who showed them the right path by listening to all their prayers."