Of Puberty and Purity

Puberty and Purity are clearly not one and the same,

In pre-puberty however, purity mostly reigns,

It’s with the advent of puberty that red flags become raised

As just around this time the sexes begin to liaise.

Puberty, O yes, this stage can be a troublous time

As the male after the female begins to pine,

All be it with a gangling frame and cracked up voice

And the female discovering her new body parts, rejoice.

Clumsiness creeps in and some spills from time to time,

Balance is a little erratic; there is less poise at the spine,

There is a bit of shyness too as covert glances exchange,

The boys a little more open bordering on the deranged.

Longer periods before the mirror as a lone finger traces

Trying to stimulate hair in the first hair promised places,

The females on the other hand turning from side to side

Examining developing body parts as before the mirror glide.

What beauty!  What finesse!  Willing movements of grace,

Swelling, appreciative appendages that accompany pimpled face,

And the boy’s manlike mannerisms, O so mesmerizing

Of dreams and mental rehearsals all day fantasizing.

High pitch squeaky voice giving way to the cracked version,

A stolen covert glance frequently utilizing his peripheral vision,

Attempting at first and discreetly so trying to get her attention

And hoping not to appear too forward and chance her rejection.

At first she appears not to even remotely notice his overtures,

She pretends no interest but hopes he would playact some more,

“Convince me,” she inwardly begs while intrigued with excitement

Hoping he wouldn’t view her behavior as disgusted resentment.

The bell rings rudely interrupting their thought process,

Signaling back to the classroom and with it the unwelcome stress

Of several disciplines with their analysis and synthesis

While at the same time dealing with this mind paralysis.

But wait a minute! It’s health and family life session,

While not the current desire maybe there is consolation,

Now is as good a time as any to make sense of these feelings

To discover why the opposite sex is becoming so appealing.

So many young people rush into an intimate relationship

And before you know it they make that careless slip,

Overwhelmed by these feelings that come with puberty

Unguided and reckless exploration takes away their purity.

At first there is the “WOW!” followed by increasing remorse

Especially the female shame and worry the likely recourse,

The male on the other has earned bragging rights

Especially if he is the first to have sampled her delights.

With their purity gone there is no way they could reverse

And start all over again to plot a different course,

The initial remorse and concern recede into the distant past

And still with childlike minds they enter the adult class.

The first time was approached with nervous apprehension

Thereafter it was mostly through spontaneous seduction,

With innocence long gone there is now little resistance

Opportunity coupled with desire breaks through token defense.

After a brief acquaintance with puberty her purity disappeared

Like a bee, off to another flower showed how much he cared,

The female after such a trip is regarded rather flippantly

Respect gone and worth devalued she gives in less reluctantly.

Purity is a virtue that should be treasured for the while,

Certainly during puberty it should not depart one’s lifestyle,

Puberty in itself is quite a challenge to be undertaken

And is not made any easier when one’s purity has been forsaken.

So young people guard your purity with God-given diligence

Ever watchful in your puberty and willing to take a stance,

Not giving into natural urges though stirred by a furtive glance,

Keeping yourself pure for your spouse and the ensuing romance.

Stewart Russell © 2015