You may think I’m tweeting
But I’m actually taking over the world
You may think I’m taking a selfie
But I’m really learning to love myself
We’re not mindless little dolls
We’re intelligent and passionate
Free spirits, deep thinkers
We are complex minds with the power
To keep up with an ever-changing world
As it speeds up and moves up
As every little detail changes
With the click of a button
Or the tap of a finger
You say we have no grit
No values, no work ethic
But the truth is we don’t sleep
Because we lay awake all night dreaming
Dreaming with our eyes open
Open to new ideas
And new definitions for words
Words like beauty, love, and gender
And all of the things that make us
Exactly who we are
Because none of us are the same
That’s what makes us different from you
We celebrate diversity
Not only blacks and whites
But blue hair and tattooed skin
Men, women, gender fluids
Because we’re all fluid
Fluid in our thoughts, fluid in our movements
Movements straight to the top
The truth is, we have all those values
That you think the cell phones stole from us
The hard work, the effort, the problem solving
It’s all there in each of us
But it’s there, along with something else
Along with the courage to spread our truth
We’re not afraid to stand up to the bullies
Or the ones who say “You can’t”
We have the guts to say no
To the hands that threaten to choke us
And stifle our voices
We won’t stop
Until everyone has that voice
Until everyone has the chance to say
“I am human too”
And if you disagree
Feel free to let us know
Send us a text
And we’ll try to get back to you
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SheWasTheSun (
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- Comment from author about the poem: I posted this poem about a week ago and deleted it because I didn't like it. After everything that happened last weekend, I rethought it, revised it a bit, and now I think it's important to post it. This world is a scary place and my generation is just entering it. We are brave, strong, and open minded. If anyone can make a change, it's us.
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I liked this, I correct me if I'm wrong but was the ending symbolic of the way technology is prevalent in this generation?
Thank you! Yes, I changed the ending a few times but I settled on this one because technology is one of the biggest things that separates us from past generations.
THANKS MY FRIEND ~ For a very elegant "free verse" poem in just one fast flowing stanza. I can understand why you deleted ~ revised ~ reposted (I do that too !) because generational critique can be hurtful ! I'm 33 but because I was born after 1980 I was schooled in the digital age. In the UK the percentage of people who don't text or surf the web increases with age. Many people of 75+ are not computer literate. This is a great problem educationalwise because they can't get out to classes and cant access programmes like FUTURE LEARN on line. Because of "TECHNOLOGY" everyone in the whole world is increasingly "born equal". No need for personal libraries or access to education ~ its all on line. Brother GOOGLE enables us to know everything all the time. Today's Teens have more access to "know how" than any previous generation. Please use it wisely ! Many sacred cows (in education & society) are now obsolete but the over-50's are still very reluctant to let go. The World is still run by the 50+ TRUMP & HILLARY are both 70+ but maybe they are exceptional???? Thanks for caring and sharing ~ Yours BRIAN
Thank you 🙂
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