The youth have been conflicted
By things that cannot be depicted
But in this piece I will attempt it.
In modern day life,
The youth have been quite misunderstood
There are a few reasons see:
We are brought into a world filled with lies
And as time flies by
We realize
That the world has been cold for a long time.
Stress is being put on our shoulders and we don’t know why.
We’re still young and need time to strive.
Please tell me why the older generations break us down…
We are constantly under attack by our parents, teachers and the elderly.
We are expected to act grown but we are treated like children.
They say we lack discipline.
They say we are not in touch with nature.
They say we are politically and socially apathetic.
But they fail to note the fact that the youth have strong voices that speak out to the world but don’t get acknowledged.
There is nothing wrong with the youth,
We just face different problems that older generations did not.
We are a product of our society.
But where do our voices go?
They tell us “sit down kid, you don’t know what you’re talking about”.
Or
“I know better because I’ve been alive longer”.
Shame…
The world is cold
And it just keeps getting colder.
Don’t you know?
We were birthed to reverse the mistakes that were made on this earth.
Our voices girth the world in an effort to reinforce the words of the greats before us.
Efforts ignored become youth’s frustration.
Society says we act up.
But in fact, we are just struggling to be heard.
When will we be heard?
What are we worth?
When will the youth of today gain the ability to speak?

-Willie Rios-Gonzalez