When walking into some teenager’s room
It reeks of weed mixed with Geek-kid seed
And so basically, it smells like Teen Spirit
Because whether he's found during day or night
Guests are always greeted, with this same sight
Waking and baking, then begins rubbing his ween
Masturbation marathon, no headphones, volume up
His windows, open, didn't care if heard & seen
Since it's his rebellion, against the machine
’til losing steam, covering covers with cream
Can’t remember the last time sheets were clean
And whenever someone tries helping, he acts mean
That’s just how it be when you’re lost, N between
One’s foolish Youth and the Ünderstanding of Truth
That's found around the world within “Me,” gaining
New Knowledge & becoming like a leather-bound book
By figuring out: what Life means & Whö I Am really
So, just give them a break, the Kids are alright
Except when their individuality ignites a fight
Or flight, away from their true selfs, unfair
As a genuine connection is rare, not to mention
They’re right about our plight, how reality bites
So, give them Time, they need some for chewing
As though Life’s meal might not go down easy
Just like food, turning into #2 inside You
You, too, will make it all the way through
To the otherside of a high school apocalypse
Then, encountering so bright a revealing light
Illuminating angsty nights and adolescent fright
Now Kids, having finally overcome Life’s adversity
Are becoming Whö they had always been destined to be
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Walking into some teenager’s room
It reeks of weed and a Geek-kid’s seed
And so basically, it smells like Teen Spirit
Because whether found during day or night
Guests are always greeted with this same sight
Waking and baking, then begins rubbing his ween
Masturbation marathon, no headphones, volume up
His windows, open, doesn’t care if heard or seen
Since this be his rebellion against the machine
’til losing steam, covering covers with cream
Can’t remember the last time sheets were clean
& whenever someone tries helping, he acts mean
That’s just how it is when you’re lost, N between
One’s foolish Youth and the Ünderstanding of Truth
Found within the world that’s around “Me,” gaining
New Knowledge, like you’re a leather-bound book
While you’re figuring out what Life really means
So, just give them a break, the Kids are alright
Besides when his individuality ignites a fight
Or flight, away from their true selfs, unfair
To both, as genuine connection is rare, besides
They’re right about our plight, how reality bites
So give them Time, they need to chew their food
As though Life’s meal might not go down easy
Just like the food turning into #2 inside You
You, too, will make it all the way through
To the otherside of a high school apocalypse
Then, encountering so bright a revealing light
Illuminating angsty nights and adolescent fright
Now Kids, having finally overcome Life’s adversity
Are becoming Whö they were always destined to be
Great poem, brought me right back to my youth 😂
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Success! The teenage years are such a strange time, so I’m happy to hear my words were able to capture a weird moment well enough to bring you back to it
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Well, we all knew boys like that didn’t we? I’d be interested in seeing if you can capture the girl phase of teenage rebellion as well as you did boys…
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Now that you put that idea in my head, I definitely wanna try it now. Though I know it’s gonna be tricky, especially since I went to an all boys high school, so I missed a lot of first-hand experience with girl angst. I’ll probably have to binge listen to a lot of Taylor Swift & watch a Twilight marathon if I wanna get it right, haha
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Not that overly romanticised crap! 😀 My teen years were spent blasting Linkin Park and smashing my room, you won’t see that in Twilight!
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LP is one of my favorites! I almost said Paramore instead of Taylor Swift for the music, and based on your taste, I would have been much closer to the mark if I had stuck with my gut.
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