I am a Teen

I am a teen They think it’s so easy We can do whatever we want No boundaries No rules No cares Easy does not begin to describe what we deal with Peer pressure School Social lives Changing my status on Facebook Life is not a dream I am a teen People say being a teenager was the best time of their life I hear that, and say why How is it possible when you barely have time to live Yes you get freedom And sure, you have time But living in fear is a teen’s daily life F- Failure: When we’re expected to do what we can’t handle E- Expectation: Assuming we will do what we're not capable of A- Acceptance: A dream that most people only wish for R- Rejection: A nightmare that some kill themselves from I am a teen Why do they treat us like foreigners “We come in peace” I am a person Just like you and you We have feelings We can’t read minds And you can’t read ours Stop trying to figure us out I am a human And I have rights too We are people I am a teen Makeup Hair “Oh My God Becky,” did you see her shoes? Boys Team Edward or team Jacob Don’t even get me started on Ryan Gosling We breathe social networking Can you tag me in that? So much change Is it good? Or is it bad I am a teen I am a teen Good-bye “daddy’s little girl” Innocent, Curious, Excited Here comes a new realm Mood swings Rolling of the eyes And isolation “Why are you so annoying” “Just leave me alone” I am a teen Tell me what’s the point of us reaching for the stars When nobody ever sees us really going that far Tell me what’s the point of us never giving up When we strive strive strive Though it’s never good enough Teenagers are living in hell Trapped in a jail cell with nowhere to go There’s torture There’s pain We all go insane From the worries The discoveries And the meaning of vitality There I was cuddled up with my mother Under the dancing fireworks of the fourth of July sky Here I am now Sitting in my bed with a tear in my eye I am grounded for not completing some stupid chores Don’t they know my life is a complete bore? I need help Get me back on track Don’t leave me here Looking like some whack I am a teen Lost Struggles Hurdles Change Fights Persevere Gain Create Redirect I am no longer walking in the shoes of another I am creating my own path This is our time Our time to change the bad And emphasize the good We will triumph We are teens Amber Perry Age 14 Alex Grand Age 14