a Poem to Parents

I'm not one, but I felt this needed to be written

Innocence in short-shorts

and prepubescence

covered in frills and lace:

 

How did the world become such a place

where ten year old girls flatiron and curl

and dye their hair with blonde highlights

to keep up with the Kardashian girls,

and teenage role models are dancing on poles

for our daughters to imitate the swirls?

 

Where we let our six year olds

watch the Hangover in our bed,

let them laugh and sit through the nudity

and give them unlimited access to the web

and then wonder why we find their Barbies

in their little hands, "playing sex"?

 

How did we come up with the idea

that ten year old girls having boyfriends is ok?

Why on earth didn't we think this through,

why didn't we contemplate

that "holding hands" at ten and eight

might lead to pregnancy at a sooner date?

 

How come we wanna be the "cool parents",

letting our pubescent kids stay the night

at their "significant others" place

and expect them to do right?

And then wonder why their pregnant

(but you never talked about protection)

 

Why are twelve year olds posed in magazines

as sexual, adult women?

We wonder why there's so many pedophiles..

well I'm telling you, now, so listen:

we can't raise are daughters up like this

to be abused and sexually sentenced.

 

Remember what a child was

when you were once one?

We didn't have dates, we had play dates,

we were innoceant and young.

We didn't "hang out" all ours of the night,

we were home when the lights came on.

 

What's happened to the world

that makes this okay,

that children should be forced

to have to grow up this way?

 

Children are not models or sexual beings.

They're innoceant and childlike and they have feelings.

Their following you and do what you say is okay.

Remember that you have the ability to sway.

 

 

 

 

 

Author's Note

Please tell me what you think. I know it doesn't have the best structure, but I hope the message is strong.

Reviews

[Crazy Cat Man]

This was hard to read. Cuz I purposely don't want to read teen sex stuff or child porn stuff but u are painting a true cruel reality here. Many just want to avoid this problem but are taking it on strong. So I applued u for it. I cringe at certain elements but its necessary to get the message across. :) great job

[kayla]

thank you

[WiLL i e]

Kayla this is well thought out and really hits the mark. You will make a fine mother, just be sure to choose a fine likeminded father and together your beliefs, I believe, will bode quite well for your children. Great write my friend.

[afra]

wow ...strong message ....very deep ...good job