Poetry by Brandi Prichard
It's Tough To Be a Teenager
It's tough to be a teenager--no one really knows
What the pressure's like in school, this is how it goes--
I wake up every morning and stare into this face,
I wanna be good-looking but I feel like a disgrace.
My friends, they seem to like me if I follow through with their dare,
But when I try to be myself, they never seem to care.
My mom, well she keeps saying I gotta make the grade,
While both my parents love me, it slowly seems to fade.
It seems like every one I know is trying to be so cool
And every time I try, I end up just a fool.
I've thought about taking drugs, I realy don't want to, you know,
But I just don't fit in, and it's really starting to show.
Maybe if I could make the team, I'll stand out in the crowd--
If they could see how hard I try, I know they would be proud.
Sometimes I realy get low, I want to cash it in--
My problems really aren't so bad if I think of how life's been.
Sometimes I'm realy lost and wander what to do...
It's tough to be a teenager, sometimes life's not fair--
I wish I had somewhere to go and someone to care.
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Brandi Prichard
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