stream of teen spirit

exercise #15

Control.

Who wants it?  Whose got it?  What's it good for?

too much control (exercise #15)

Too much control.  I feel trapped, helpless.

Securing the secured, just to be safe.

No need for all this, too much pressure.

All I see are fake faces, lies and races to the finish line that's non-existent.

Propaganda fills our ears, the cup is overflowing with all the lies through the years.

You're a cold- blooded killer with a passion for peace.

You've got a knife behind your back,

covered by your smiles.

~anonymous

control (exercise #15)

Small room with white concrete walls.

 

Green mattress with a blanket and pillow on the floor.

 

Run out of books and wish there were more.

 

Free time from 7 to 8:30.

 

Refusing to go into the shower cuz it’s so fucking dirty.

 

Locked back in the room and fall asleep at 10.

Just to wake up tomorrow and do it again.

~ joey a., 15, (townshend, vt)