Still Remains


From: Whom it may concern
To: ____________________

Today’s children are flooded with so much information. They are best friends with their computers. They are exposed to everything that adults are. Fake, false, fabricated. They will be smarter. They will be angry.

Just imagine hearing about how the world was a safer place only a few years ago as you were growing up. Imagine hearing how everything used to be better. No bottled water. No terrorism. No AIDS. Don’t do drugs. We all did. All of the above. We know better, right kids?

Taking away a kid’s right to be a kid. Don’t go there. Don’t do that. Stop. Don’t watch what we are watching. Watch your mouth. They will grow up too fast and will be angry. Desensitize.

Here, have a drink. No thanks. Go see the world. I don’t want to.

Role models are non-existent. At least their clothes are non-existent. Let’s split. Let’s abuse. Let’s have a threesome. Let’s cheat. Let’s hurt one another. Let’s take out our frustrations on others who are more fortunate. Let’s keep kicking the less fortunate. That’s not fair. Don’t hurt all parties involved. No middle anymore. They will be angrier as they are a growing minority too. Don’t like my clothes, gothic? I don’t like yours either, you prep. I’m a contradiction. I’m angry. I’m confused. We’re all in this together kids.

Let’s see all those celebrity deaths coming. Let’s see our distant television relatives disappear and vanish everywhere. Let’s get the tribute albums and the videos so we can never let go of our youth. Let’s steal more youth from the kids.

Let’s watch the new parents mourn their youth. They were ripped off too. The generation that didn’t see it coming, and if they did, they didn’t accept it.

So do something. Quit watching. Do something if you get the picture I’m painting. Be the picture. Be watched. If you want to be famous, do something. If you want to be helpful, do something. Just don’t complain! It’s no use.

I’m going to visit a book (a maze on) website and enter book reviews that give away the ending. You can rate my reviews and give me reviews of ‘zero’ stars. See, I wrote the ending.

Let me go watch the orchestra. Let me watch the new play. Let me go to that new jazz bar. I’m growing up now. Dress appropriately.

Get me copies on the ASAP! Double sided with a cover page!

Remake the song. Remake the generation. Remake everything.

Fortune cookies. Psychic hotlines. Horoscopes. Revelation. Magic 8-ball.

Instead of saying, “I don’t know”, how about saying, “Let’s find out”.

Run like the kid you never were. Run for your life.

Repeat as necessary.