NASR WRITES

TEENAGE WILL NEVER RETURN BACK

I hear my mom scream,
"Bags, books, your comb and cream
Scattered on the bed with those of jeans
This is how you keep your room clean?"
Do you sometimes forget I am a teen?

I hear my father say,
"Wake up, get up, chase your dreams,
This is the time to choose your stream.
Leave your Instagram, songs and films
Don't waste your time in front of a mobile screen"
I wonder why they don't understand that I am a teen.

I hear people say
"OMG, look at her size!
Foods and drinks? She'll never compromise"
Please try and understand I am a teen.
Let me be
Let me enjoy my teenage
Stop ruling over me,
This age won't return back to me, let me enjoy
Please understand I am a teen.

-Pakhi Agarwal

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