Let This Be Known

One day recently, I was having a really hectic day. I was tired and irritated and bored. I was grumbling to myself about being in 10th Std. That was when I decided to write about everything I loved about being a teenager, just to change my mood. This is what came of it in the end. I was feeling pretty great after writing it. 

Not a penny in my pocket, not a care in the world,

I walk down the street, singing out loud.

I jump, I dance, I even whistle and I laugh,

Oh, you bet I can stand out in the crowd.

It’s so great to be a teenager in the city, I know

When all the world’s my playground,

When my only worry are my bad hair days

And the laughter of joy is my only sound.

I’m not afraid of anyone or anything,

Hey, no one can push me out,

‘Coz I’m not a day more than fifteen

I’m a teen, a Wondergirl, have no doubt.

So for all you adults who wait for me

to grow up into one of your own,

I have no plans of changing soon,

Let this be known.

Oh, I’ll say it once, again and a hundred times,

To be a teenager is a gift, a blessing, a boon

We’re the best, we have a life

And we live it from noon to night to noon!