Teenagers are amazing

This poem is pretty profound. As a youth worker I found it really intriguing to be able to hear from a teenager a glimpse of how they perceieve the world.

Teenagers Are Amazing
By Jamie Haskins


Teenagers are amazing,
I wish the world could see,
just how beautiful we are,
how compassionate we can be.
I wish they could take back,
all the cynical things they've said,
and see how much we shine,
be positive instead.

Remark on our radiant smiles,
and the differences we make,
all of the people our lives have touched,
all of the chances that we take.

Notice how we change,
each and every day,
wanting to leave childhood,
yet desperately wanting to stay.

I wish they could remember,
how tough our lives can be,
the promises that are broken,
the violence that we see.

Yet still we venture onward,
unsure of where the road may lead,
hoping they will take notice,
hoping they'll take heed,
of the changes that we've made,
of the power that we hold,
of the wisdom we have hidden,
of the stories yet untold.

I hope the world will notice,
what some have already seen,
teenagers are amazing people,
striving to follow their dreams.