It's me, Rose Valentine. Part Two

&& here it goes...
Being a teenager in the 21st century is difficult. Society has changed drastically. Some words don't even have their original meaning anymore. A lot of things are twisted nowadays. Just accept it. But you've got to know this:

Teenagers are messy. Life is a roller coaster we're trying to stay steady on. We break bonds and relationships like glass, and sometimes leave that special connection into sharp-edged pieces. && then, we'll scatter the pieces and start to bled. Teenagers can feel pain. All sorts of pain.We can hear the devil's dark whispers clog our ears and we do end up stealing that car or embezzling. The darkness can choke us in our sleep, the endless nights of nightmares are here to come. Then the lowliness takes a toll and all you can feel is a rain cloud hovering over you, raining and beating down on your happiest days.Teenagers tend to get baffled. We want the answers as soon as we ask the questions. The journey of life seems troubling, but some of us stick with God and then the boat takes a smooth trip across the ocean. We know the sun does not always shine and that are hearts can be bruised by the ones we care about the most.

It’s a journey with no certainty
so I’ll make my peace with whatever will be
That’s how life goes
That’s how it goes
So you live and you learn to let go

Teenagers are straightforward. Most of us don't sugarcoat the truth. We tell it like it is. If something isn't right or simply out of place, we will most likely speak up and let ourselves be heard. Tears may fall and shouting may be the only thing the adults hear come from our mouth. Teenagers know what goes out in the world. With a lot of things- from the creation of new life to a murder case, we know what is bound to happen. There is no point for adults to shelter us. We can see mother and father arguing late into the night and signing divorce papers, or the old couple next door mourning after a death of a child. Some of us find happiness in the smallest and most precious things in life.

Some teenagers know what they want and how to get it. Adults claim that teenagers are selfish. We're computer hoggers, wishful thinkers, and most of the time 'life-wanderers.' But, 'selfish' is not the correct word to describe the majority of us. Our teen years is about defining who we are as person, in Christ and where we are in life now. Some of us drive way too fast, put on way too much eyeliner,and drink way too much Red Bull. We concentrate on both school and impressing the opposite sex. We discover that every man needs a woman and every woman needs a man. We discover that there a lot of differences in a male and female that come as one, into a sweet sounding melody in life.

We fall countless times and often don't know how to fix those boo boos. The future may seem fuzzy to us, but we sure know how to see. Teenagers can do anything they want. We just have to be smart about it and use common sense. The girls change a heart, and a boy can keep a girl's heart and fix it. We are capable of falling in love and in deep infatuation. Our hearts can skip beats for another, race and drive us insane. The feelings of warmth and security, admiration, and desire. We all want a huge chunk of romance. Sometimes, we give in too quickly, and we're left hurt and empty.Teenagers have every piece of human emotions. We too can make sacrifices and live for others.

I am you
And you are me
We are one.

We care about other people and we know how to love just about anyone. (Oh Kelsey, I'll swim the ocean for you... tonight we'll be the night that I will fall for you, over again...") When we feel for someone, we may shower them with gifts, hugs, and kisses and spend a lot of time with that one special person. Some of us become clingy and refuse to let go, or some of us simply get bored. We write love notes, send cute text messages, and dedicate songs. But sometimes teenagers let go because we listen what "the crowd" says to do && our hearts never have a say. We try to not to fuss over what people think of us or give in to someone else's opinions.

Teenagers take too many silly pictures. We can text for the day and stay up till five am. We love to have fun and have that heartwarming closeness with our friends. We always want to be outside the house. We are too eager to take a dive into real world. The air is fresh on our skin and our minds are open to things we want to do. We pass notes in class, and shove junk food down our throats. Late nights, music fests, weekend parties- yep that's us, the teenagers. We spend an ample amount of time obsessing over our bodies, hair, and makeup. We daydream way too often, following the crowd of celebrities and wishing we could be one of them.

Wear them gold and diamonds rings
All them things don't mean a thing
Chaperons and limousines
Shopping for expensive things
I be on the movie screens
Magazines and boogie scenes

Teenagers love the sweetest things, want the most glamorous things, && crave the flawless.
"We're teenagers. That's all. That's it."

- Just some random stuff I wrote last night. You don't have to agree with everything I write. Italized quotes from Metro Station's 'Kelsey' and The Secondhand Serenade's 'Fall for you', 'Janita's 'That's how life goes' , Kelly Sweet's 'We are one', && Fergie's 'Glamorous'.