Age

I feel old
watching women
stumble in girl clothes
seeing boys
trip in Man-suits.
I am angry -
my disappointment
is a palpable thing.
my generation?
No.  I want none of you.
your tired antics
your cries of
Me, Me, ME
your ceaseless wailing
your endless prattle
circle speak, catch phrases
no meaning, no depth
puddles full of grime
camouflaged by the rainbow on top.
Snake oil, and psycho babble
covered in leather and lace.
blame your parents
blame your friends
blame the drugs
blame that heavy bass line.
never blame yourself.
I feel old
and I want none of you.

Reviews

[Shimmerbliss/CAF]

Perhaps every generation has its share of "me, me, me", and those who feel old though they live in young skin. These times do seem to be less grounded in many ways though. I am from another generation, and we certainly had "me" attached to us, but somehow there seemed to be a lot more relating going on, and the generation before us still understood commitment and trying to do the right thing. Maybe, all the technology, and media (we only had 3 tv channels, no video, no computers, etc) have confused people and opened up such a bombardment of ideas and "directed" chaos that all our minds are a bit confused. I often wonder if we took some time to get away from all of that, if we wouldn't come face to face with our own unique identities and be so glad to be ourselves.

Sorry...I really went off there! Great poem and full of truth.

"Snake oil, and psycho babble
covered in leather and lace." this is great!

[SpitfireGrrrl]

Go off anytime you want!! It's the purpose of writing I think ;)

[Shimmerbliss/CAF]

Thank you - felt great! ;)

[Mauricio Montoya]

Wow! Coming of age write, like how it comes together because now days that just what you see all around.
Great job, well done.

[Yari Garcia (Older Prof..]

I can relate to this poem. I too have felt this way before. I enjoyed reading it. kudos!

[Breadrun]

Interesting thoughts and feelings there, cant say I understood the meaning but I think i got the jest of it :)