Cheer Up, Emo Kid!

ashan1614 on Dec 15, 2009

Tags: childhood, dramatic, Emo, emotional, teens

For all the overly dramatic, overly emotional tweens and teens in my life. This one’s for you!

Image by TheeErin via Flickr

Cheer up, emo kid, all hope is not lost

Because into puberty you have been tossed

The world will not end if you can’t have your way

Or you don’t win your “crush” at the end of the day

And believe me; your parents know more than you think

Were they infants, then grown -ups all in one blink?

They’ve been where you’re going; they’ve got good advice

They didn’t get where they are just by rolling the dice

And molehills aren’t mountains. Quit making them so.

You’re much better off than you ever will know

Don’t create problems where they don’t exist

Get a job, pay some bills. EARN the RIGHT to be pissed.

For now enjoy childhood and hold it most dear

Cheer up, emo kid…. It’s all downhill from here!

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diamondpoet on Dec 15, 2009
Girl, you are so right, I remember always being pissed off as a teenager. This is really perfect. Score!
Stan Wilson on Dec 15, 2009
hahahahaha excellent write up here,and so very true…top poem with a awesome message…’Here’s looking at you kid’..
TS Lewis on Dec 15, 2009
Last line is deception, but I loved it. It needs to be read at every high school graduation.
ashan1614 on Dec 15, 2009
Perhaps I should change that to all UPhill from here.
AlmaG on Dec 15, 2009
I loved the message! That is so true! Great one Andrea
ken bultman on Dec 15, 2009
What a fantastic poetic truism!!!!!!! Belongs in a middle school textbook.
ceegirl on Dec 15, 2009
I love the article.
trios2009 on Dec 15, 2009
Oh, memories! I was quite over-dramatic as a teen… every tiny little thing was the end of the world!
Authoress Terry E. Lyle on Dec 15, 2009
That was beautifully written and filled with memories of simpler times of not paying BILLS !!!
Jenny Heart on Dec 15, 2009
Well done!
deep blue on Dec 15, 2009
So true. I was once one spoiled child and now I’m just everyone else, wrinks with time. Lovely lines.
Olive B. on Dec 15, 2009
I doubt it’s ALL downhill…but I agree with the poem some people just don’t know how lucky they are…
inuni on Dec 16, 2009
good write.
mkd1788 on Dec 16, 2009
greatly expressed..
Christine Ramsay on Dec 16, 2009
I love this. It brings back so many memories of my own and of my children growing up. I used to think everything pissed them. I am glad they have grown out of it. A great piece.

Christine
Papa Sparks on Dec 16, 2009
What the heck is an emo kid? Have I missed something being overseas for the past 20 years?
Darla Cooke on Dec 16, 2009
Great poem!
PhoenixRox on Dec 16, 2009
This is so true sista. I tell ya, kids should be shown this.LOL
lillyrose on Dec 16, 2009
Hahaha… you really kicked those moody emo’s in the butt!
AvantPointGuard on Dec 17, 2009
very good to recommend that teens cheer up–those are tough years–they just don\’t know what wonderful things lie ahead–you have to be optimistic–boy am I boring–you said it better
fmakeita@Triond on Dec 17, 2009
This is so true. I did was an emo ones (blush) anyways. Great work
Educate And Learn on Dec 18, 2009
This is great advice and so very true.
CA Johnson on Dec 18, 2009
This is wonderful advice. I know a couple of my friends would agree with this advice. Their kids are the same way.
virtualredheart on Dec 23, 2009
i agree with you. parents know more than what they think of.
ladydryle on Dec 24, 2009
so true…. i totally agreed with u
Kris Tagre on Jan 28, 2010
nyahaha..this is a wonderful poem..there’s an emo kid within all of us..(”,)

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