My Generation

People look at life in the wrong way

They seem to be near sided

When it comes to seeing the big picture

Or something far away

Yet you can’t blame an ostrich

For not being able to fly

Since parents lead by example

The baby bird knows no other way

Some traits are inherited

While others are gained

But if the parent never teaches

The child is not to blame

Most people do what they know

And what they do best

They don’t care or think about the rest

Their Granddaddy did it

Their Daddy did too

So what’s the worst it can do

Adults, the leaders of today

Fail to see and teach

To the leaders of tomorrow

With the corruption of each new generation to come

I fear the progression once it’s all done

The lies, cheats, affairs, and divorces

Becoming as toxic and common as air pollution

It surrounds us entirely

Becoming a part of our society

Leaving everyone confused on what to do

I fear for my generation

And the generations to come

Because chivalry is dead

More men are getting locked up

Girls getting knocked up

And no one knows what to do

More babies having babies

Having babies’ babies

Trying to take care of a family at sixteen

Struggling to make it

Not break it

Living off food stamps

And everything in-between

If our collective nation  

Focused on the problem at hand

Instead of proceeding and progressing

To fix other people’s demands

We’d be able to improve ourselves

Modify our situations

And make necessary improvements

Our society is headed towards the doldrums

Rushing to take a dive

On the other side

Yet they’re unaware

Unprepared

And don’t know what lies ahead