Children

People of the past generations have told me that my generation is lazy- but that’s not true 
and you know it 

We won’t grow quickly- it takes time 
We have a lot of stuff to do before we can be like you

except we must change the world 
it’s our job 
the economy is messed up 
we live in a world of rape, violence, murder and more

we have to repair the broken ropes 
but we think we’re hopeless 
we are, in a way
we are treated like toddlers and then expected to do a full 180° and choose something to do for the rest of our lives 

are we children though? We were forced to grow too fast
we didn’t play dolls or cars 
now we’re cleaning up your mess 

are we children?