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#ThisGeneration


Everything has a contradiction nowadays:

Freedom has restrictions.

Love has hatred.

Intelligence is dumb.

Common sense is not common.

Happiness, has no meaning anymore.

Respect. There isn't any.

Life apparently is lived once, thanks to drake.

Friends are hidden enemies.

And most of all, being yourself is too mainstream.

I miss the times where:

Freedom involved being free and not caring

Love involved loving with all heart and soul

Intelligence was a goal in life not just another name for NERD

Common sense, well, people using it

Happiness was everywhere, even in the ghetto

Respect was given and received without a second thought

Life is lived to the fullest!!!!

Friends were the reason why you went to school

And most of all, no one telling me how to do me

when i know how to do me

better than anyone else.

 

 

 

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