Perilous Future

I can’t remember 

A time 

When we had the bliss 

Of youth 

 

A time 

When the adolescent generation 

Wasn't faced 

With such a perilous future 


They expect us to succeed 

But they’ve set us up for failure 

How can we thrive 

In a world 

Where tensions rise 

Where World War III is a concern 

Where your opinion is so harshly judged 

You can’t speak freely anymore 

 

How can the adolescent generation 

Be expected 

To save the human race 

When all we’ve ever known 

Is how to harm it? 

Lulu_D

TX

13 years old

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