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Scene 3: Adolescence

Teen sits in his room

reflecting on the walls and tables

Sometimes this place is a cafe

and is a little bit unstable

Crosses his legs,

forgets the dread,

self-hood brings him back

from the troubles inside his head

Take his hand, lead him out the door,

stoke his fire a little bit more

 

Adolescence,

Adolescence be free

Sweet adolescent boy, come back to me

 

Rests his head

upon the floor,

even the most grotesque things

won't bug him anymore

Young man doesn't watch them dance,

he knows he must grow his own steps before

they slip through his fingertips

 

Adolescence,

Adolescence be free

Sweet adolescent boy, come back to me

 

Young man, be your own man

You're halfway there, so don't disappear

again

The cafe is crowded,

yet you're not alone, not stuck in one place

like a drone

You move across the room, bright and tall,

and never again going to fall

Like you did the day before

your soul returned to just being a kid

 

Adolescence...

 

you are adolescent.

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Written by
sarah-sad-matcha
26 / Cisgender Female
Published
Mar 13, 2015
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#teen#song#youth#adolescence#coming-of-age
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