Teenage Angst is a curious thing.
see, whenever you have a piece of writing done by somebody under 20 that is full of anger or discontent, people tend to dismiss it like so: "oh, that's just Teenage Angst." they give the impression that it's worth nothing... true, i agree that teenage problems like image issues or relationships and so on aren't as earth-shattering as like hunger or unemployment or WAR, but they're still problems! they still exist. and they are still problems that every teenager goes through, whatever millenium they grew up in.
i mean, what makes it ok to discredit a poem about a teenager revealing the BGR frustrations in his or her life, and not that of say a 35-year-old sophisticated urbanite looking for love? aren't the emotions just as heartfelt? aren't the situations just as common in society? and aren't the problems just as hard to solve?
"it's just a phase" they say, but hey, isn't our whole life made up of phases anyway? somehow there's something wrong here. so let the floodgates be opened... Teenage Angst should have its day.
Thursday, April 24, 2003
Wednesday, April 23, 2003
LOOKS AREN'T IMPORTANT
"Looks Aren't Important"
So they say with Darlie smiles
But that's a vile hypocrisy
That you can smell for miles
"Looks Aren't Important --
But I recommend this cream
It will smooth away all facial flaws
And you'll look like a dream!"
"Looks Aren't Important --
Being talented should matter
You have a good voice, honey, but
HER stage presence is better."
"Looks Aren't Important --
It's character that should count
But I'd rather have a girlfriend
Who can fit into a gown."
If Looks Aren't Important
Why do they repeat it so
In such kind and conscious manner
As if I needed to know?
Why would they say it so often
If they truly didn't mind?
When they line us up for pictures
Why am I always behind?
Oh sure, they treat me nice enough
But it's never quite sincere
Waves of nausea roll and rumble
Underneath that sweet veneer.
So if Looks Aren't Important
Tell me, why are these things so?
'Coz in actual fact, Looks Matter Most --
Believe me, I should know.
-->born2Bblue
"Looks Aren't Important"
So they say with Darlie smiles
But that's a vile hypocrisy
That you can smell for miles
"Looks Aren't Important --
But I recommend this cream
It will smooth away all facial flaws
And you'll look like a dream!"
"Looks Aren't Important --
Being talented should matter
You have a good voice, honey, but
HER stage presence is better."
"Looks Aren't Important --
It's character that should count
But I'd rather have a girlfriend
Who can fit into a gown."
If Looks Aren't Important
Why do they repeat it so
In such kind and conscious manner
As if I needed to know?
Why would they say it so often
If they truly didn't mind?
When they line us up for pictures
Why am I always behind?
Oh sure, they treat me nice enough
But it's never quite sincere
Waves of nausea roll and rumble
Underneath that sweet veneer.
So if Looks Aren't Important
Tell me, why are these things so?
'Coz in actual fact, Looks Matter Most --
Believe me, I should know.
-->born2Bblue