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Overthinking Killed The Teenager

Not quite sure yet

What I want to be

But so much pressure

Just to get my degree

 

I’m young and free

Even crazy and wild

Don’t you even dare

To treat me like a child

 

Though I can’t help but think

Where will I be in 10 years?

Will I finally have courage,

to face my worst fears?

 

Will I still have my boyfriend,

who I’ve been with?

Do high school sweethearts

exist, or is that just a myth?

 

Should I go get drunk,

this weekend with my friends?

I got invited to another party

The fun never ends

 

Wait I’m kind of insecure

About my body and weight

Why am I still awake?

It’s getting pretty late

 

Yet I still haven’t started

Any of my homework

Who cares anyway though

I mean my teacher’s a ****

 

I’m under so much pressure

Because I’ve got to graduate

But you try being a teenager

In a world filled with hate

 

Overthinking killed the teenager

And that teenager is I

Overthinking every thought

And I don’t know why

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Written by
victoriaruth
Published
May 31, 2014
Lines·Words
36·177
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"Teenagers"-People who are treated like children but expected to act like adults.

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#teenager#teen#thoughts#thinking#young#overthinking#youth#pressure
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