"What do you want to do when you grow up"
"I want to change the world"
"Ok but what are you going to do?"
"Change the world"
"You can't"
"I can"
"You won't"
"I will"
"A little girl like you, can't do a thing"
"Yes I can"
"You're too young to understand"
"No I'm not"
"You're not going to change a thing"
"How do you know"
"I just do"
"Well I know that I'm going to change the world"
"Good luck"
"Thank you!"
Posted in response to the challenge PAST CONTESTS – Teenager: In Writing.
Imagine if
Every book came with a key
A key that opened a door
Into the book
Into the worlds
That are your happy place
Escape from reality
Taken to a new level
The joy found in between the pages
I always thought it would be like the movies
Beach trips and ice cream
Field trips and cheering on sports teams
Late nights with fairy lights
My first kiss
That feeling of bliss
It’s not
I'm American born and raised
not enough pay
I'm an American women through and through
women don’t get to choose
I live in Vermont
why does he always get what he wants
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"You Won't, You Can't" is this week's featured poem on vtdigger.org, up now in their Life & Culture section. Everyone can check it out now, here! vtdigger.org/life-culture
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