teenagers in movies had it easy
the only things they fought about with their parents
were parties
and why they should have a lock on their door
now I'm a teenager
and the fights i have with my parents are over things
like human fucking rights
and why you cant just call someone
a fucking slur
there's no falling in love
and doing stupid things with your friends
there's just convincing your people that
living is worth it
and that in the end we all have fucked up shit going on
theres no following your dreams
or just doing what you love
not when the thing that you love
is the arts
and i don't know when doodling in the back of my book
became a coping mechanism
but i sure as hell didn't see this shit happen to the teenagers
in that show
or in that movie
none of them told me that having
anxiety and depression
is completely normal
or that simply asking for help can stop a
downwards spiral of depression
those teenagers never get saved
by people they'll never meet
or people who live halfway across the world
they don't have to deal with not knowing who the fuck they are
or what they like
but still have the compulsive urge to label themselves
or break down three times a week
when ten different teachers shove
ten different loads of homework
down your throat
after all who needs mental health?
right?
not when we have things like
unrealistic standards
to live up to
and these are the best years of our lives?
right?
but in the end
teenagers in movies just
have things way too
easy
