the problem with kids today

the problem with kids today
is that they want it all
the old man said
sitting on a bench
in the empty park

the problem with kids today
dear friend
is that nobody will listen to them
baby boomers aging badly
gen-xers doing coke
raising picture perfect families

smile
say cheese
lost children of the present past
cereal meals
no crayons but psps
achieve
excel
perform

being is just not good enough


jonah peters (Chapel Hill, NC, 1982)