Teenager's Lament by Theresa Kiefer

Original Poem by Theresa Kiefer written from the perspective of a 16 year old.

I'm confused and frightened at age 16!
The American Nightmare's no longer a Dream! 
It's here! It's now! The future is doom!
The end of our world is coming too soon!
People's values are warped!
They know only hate!
They've placed an eternal lock on the gate...
to peace, to love. 
They've closed the door!
It's just that no one really cares anymore!
Children starve as they watch the obease! Nation's Fight wars, yet only Talk of peace! 
The suicide rate climbs higher each year!
And you wonder, my friend, why I'm filled with FEAR?