Adolescence

Going through puberty
Lost in scrutiny
Unconcerned of missed opportunities
Animals living along side teenage cruelty
A time in our life of confusion
Searching for amusement
Cruising afraid of losing
Wish we could freeze our youth
Ignore the truth in everything that we do
We don't pause on our flaws but carry on
Looking for fun at any cost
Hoping the morals we were taught
Doesn't conflict with the intentions in our thoughts
Wanting a new experience
Innocence and ignorance stolen when temptation is an interference
The rush from lust can be too much
We want to taste and touch alcohol and drugs
Parents on your case
Tired of living at their pace
Frustration rises
Rebellious tendencies lead to unwelcome surprises
Friends are made
Enemies are encountered
Adolescence is the period that we are found in
Weekends are the seasons of freedom
A reason to go against obedience and relieve stress from within us
Teachers become dictators
Parents become cops
Caught in between what we want and what we are not
Standards are set
Expectations prevent
Our ability to be confident as we progress
Worried that we will never be accepted
Unwilling to live regretting
It becomes difficult to adjust to this unsettling setting
We begin to live vicariously through those who want to see us succeed
Pressure builds up and it becomes so hard to breathe
Trying to break free from the chains of Sports academics family
Our problems and religious beliefs
Turned down and pushed back fucks with our self esteem
One mind is split
Your heart is divided and on verge on calling it quits
It is such a challenge
To live a life that is balanced
There comes a point and time you doubt yourself
And the reasoning for everything else
All I know is we grow each moment
Evolve and problem solve
Mistakes are made
Lessons are learned
Memories we create
Inside us a fire burns
High school years of complexity
Everything results unexpectedly
Responsibility becomes an unlikely possibility
Searching for fulfillment's necessities
Becomes a difficulty especially
When there are so many emotions
So many doubts
Doors opening and closing
Hoping understanding will be found

- Jigsaw