i don't know anything
but i'm young
i have an excuse
you're older
you say you know better
but you know nothing
what's your excuse?
you say you know me better
but if you really did
then you'd never want to see me again
see, i don't know anything
because i'm young
so just excuse all of the above
i just told you my excuse
or so everyone says
when they justify what i do
what other young people do
then turn around and fault us for being young
i don't know if i like it
if i'm supposed to feel relieved or insulted
sometimes both
you see, there's the kind, comforting "you're young, you'll learn"
the exasperated, tired-of-you "oh my god, you're young"
the condescending, i-know-better-than-you "you're so young"
the i-wish-i-was-you, "i can't believe how young you are"
the unsolicited, let-me-give-you-some-advice "you're young right now"
and then the hesitant, i'm-not-qualified-for-this-and-i'm-bullshitting "you're young...you know..."
i might have missed some
let me know
i just know that ageism is a real plague to our society
it's time things change
Hahahaha I'm kidding. Maybe. Not really.
Call me young.
I am.
There's nothing I can do about it.
I'm going to stay young for as long as I am young.
What good comes out of growing up too fast?
So call me young.
Until I'm not.
I will use it as an excuse for as long as I can.
Aug 13, 2024
Aug 13, 2024 at 12:43 PM UTC
i don't know anything
but i'm young
i have an excuse
you're older
you say you know better
but you know nothing
what's your excuse?
you say you know me better
but if you really did
then you'd never want to see me again
see, i don't know anything
because i'm young
so just excuse all of the above
i just told you my excuse
or so everyone says
when they justify what i do
what other young people do
then turn around and fault us for being young
i don't know if i like it
if i'm supposed to feel relieved or insulted
sometimes both
you see, there's the kind, comforting "you're young, you'll learn"
the exasperated, tired-of-you "oh my god, you're young"
the condescending, i-know-better-than-you "you're so young"
the i-wish-i-was-you, "i can't believe how young you are"
the unsolicited, let-me-give-you-some-advice "you're young right now"
and then the hesitant, i'm-not-qualified-for-this-and-i'm-bullshitting "you're young...you know..."
i might have missed some
let me know
i just know that ageism is a real plague to our society
it's time things change
Hahahaha I'm kidding. Maybe. Not really.
Call me young.
I am.
There's nothing I can do about it.
I'm going to stay young for as long as I am young.
What good comes out of growing up too fast?
So call me young.
Until I'm not.
I will use it as an excuse for as long as I can.
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