THE YOUTH

What is youth?

The youth

 

 

 

Youth is weird,

Somewhat interesting.

An adult pop rock mix

With child soda pop.

 

Youth is Coca-Cola,

Marlboro, whiskey and energy,

The eternal monologue of life,

ID number, property tax and Netflix.

 

Youth is John Lennon,

Che, Fidel and Hendrix,

Contemporary history,

ancient and medieval history.

 

Youth is pants ripped jeans,

Popsicle, lollipop, painted face,

Chicle, coffee and french fries,

Point G, miniskirt and condoms.

 

Youth is the Dalai Lama,

Techno, rave and rasta,

Drugs, drops and guitar,

Punk, samba and hopefully that-fall.

 

Youth is the opposite of the opposite,

It's a Friday at midnight,

Mustard, ketchup and mayonnaise,

X-salad, ham and cheese sandwich and X-men.

 

Youth is D-Day,

Vietnam, Hiroshima and Nagasaki,

Testosterone, Woodstock and Waterloo,

Afghanistan, TPM and MTV.

 

Youth is a pressure cooker,

Isis, Syria, sukiyaki,

Anonymous, Al Qaeda, rice and beans,

Genesis, Revelation and mint candy.

 

Youth is weird,

Somewhat interesting.

An adult pop rock mix

With child soda pop.

Author's Note

Be honest, always!

Reviews

[Shabeeh Haider]

Pretty interesting. I guess people in different places have a youth very different from what you have portrayed but on reading it a second time I can find some similarities as well.
Nicely written