(Poem) The Lost Generation

The Lost Generation

I'm a part of Lost Generation

and I refuse to believe that.

I can change the world.

I realize this may be a shock but

"Happiness comes from within"

is a lie, and

"Money will make me happy."

So in thirty years I'll tell my children

They are not the most important thing in my life.

My employer will know that

I have my priority straight because

Work

Is more important than

Family

I tell you this

Once upon a time

Families stay together

But this will not be true in my era.

This is a quick fix society

Experts tell me

Thirty years from now I will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of my divorce

I do not concede that

I will live in a country of my own making

In the future

Environmental destruction will be the norm

No longer can it be said that

My peers and I care about this earth

It will be evident that

My generation is apathetic and lethargic

It is foolish to presume that

There is hope

*READ IN REVERSE*

I read this poem several years back and while I don't consider myself part of the Lost Generation, my children are.

Poem Written by: Jonathan Reed