Can't understand the kids today
they look at life in a different way,
they don't seem to see the things we see
and have no idea what they want to be.
Teenagers dressed in funny gear
swearing, smoking, drinking beer,
their music sounds like they're in pain
I'm sure they'll drive us all insane.
Of course, it's just the kids today
it never used to be this way,
when we were young, not long ago
we liked our moms and dads to know.
The music we played was for them
to listen to, but not condemn,
we wore our clothes with lots of pride
and dressed up when we went outside.
We were taught respect for others
especially our fathers and mothers,
we wouldn't ever start a fight
in fact we did everything right.
Author notes
This is definately tongue in cheek
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hahahah!!! clever! I read this and I can't help laughing..the society's perception of youth in this generation is quite skewed...as my grandparents never cease to remind me...respect your elders young lady! haha! nice job with this..words that speak of so much experience and worldly views..very well written with too much depth and honesty
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Made me giggle, "we did everything right"! Good flow and nice rhyme!
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hey thisis great
thanks for entering
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You Know IT!
Yes, your poem is totally on target. Kids today have no respect at all. Well most of them anyway. They smoke, drink, fight. They seem terrible. I'm glad you know it. I am a kid today, but I'm not disrespectful and I know right from wrong. Thanks for your entry and good luck in my contest.
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Yes it IS tongue in cheek, but sarcastic? Not really!
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This is just my sort of humour, which is why I've added you to my favourites. We do tend to forget what we were like as teenagers. I can remember being quite obnoxious and hating elderly people - now I work with them, so I'm glad my attitude changed! I love the line about the music sounding as though they're in pain. How true! Great observations here.
Ann
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right.... i like your use of satire! thanks for entering!
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Every generation that grows into adulthood has said exactly what you have said. Circumstances change but not the message.
Every generation thinks they're better than the one before, when we know it's not so.
Your poem made me smile as I thought about the youth of today and how different, yet similar, we are to them.
A great poem, thanks for sharing....Sue
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haha your message is very debatable. but i wouldnt say that your generation[im 16 lol] didnt do EVERYTHING right
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As a teacher, I can honestly say that I hear ya loud 'n clear. However, I remember being an annoying teenager (Yeah, it was only three years ago or so...hehehe). I wasn't a typical teenager, though. And frankly, I look around my classroom every day and say to myself, "If this is our future, God help us all." Okay, so maybe they aren't ALL that bad. I've got quite a few good students, too. I promised myself that I would be one of those people who would look at younger people and say things like this...but I do anyway. I can't help it. hehehe.
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tee hee
i think i may have fallen off the wagon with this one, as my son and i have the same taste in music, LOL.
a very true write Clown, as times change so do people.
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I like it
I may be only 12 but I understand were your coming from. This poem is exactly what those teenagers do
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generation gap
'in fact we did everything right' ~ compared to the next generation, we all did
an easy and enjoyable poem, flowed perfectly
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A very well-written piece.
Never a truer word said. A very well-written piece of writing here. Rhyme is really good in this - as is the flow. And you are right, it never used to be this way. Keep writing, you are good.
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of course, it's just the kids today
it never used to be this way,
when we were young, not long ago
we liked our moms and dads to know,
the music we played was for them
to listen to, but not condemn,
very true..I like this piece, though the ending seems sudden, and less strong than the rest of the piece.
Keep it up
pegleg
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