Raeghan Steele Poet Free verse

2024

Have you ever seen someone with a perfect life?
On social media?
Instagram 
Facebook 
Twitter 
Snapchat 
The list goes on and on 
As the times go on
The “perfect life” plastered all over your feeds 
You sit and scroll for days 
Comparing your life 
Your body 
Your mind 
Your friends 
Your family
You’re Whole World
To nothing more than a false reality 
Nothing these days is real 
The pressure to 
Say
Do 
Act
A perfect way 
Is nothing out of the ordinary
Not for today's world 
Not a single thing out of place 
Every loose thread, sealed up with filters, covered by comments, filled with likes 
Every teenager, knows that every person older than them 
They have also been a teenager 
But they will Never understand 
Understand what it's like to grow up in today's world 
With the consist pressure
The consist words, hanging, lingering in the air 
“You need to stop being so lazy” 
“You need to grow up”
“These are the best years of your life” 
“Be happy” 
“You're never around anymore”
“What happened to my happy little kid?”
“Why can’t you pass any of your classes?” 
“Your life is not horrible, stop acting like it is” 
All these things they pile up on top of us 
And they wonder why we can't do our best 
And yes, its their first time living too 
There going to make mistakes 
But dont let them know they hurt your feeling 
Don't start that 
“Your such a baby”
“Quit being so emotionally”
You don't want to start that 
Not today, Not ever 
The world is always changing, 
Always growing, 
Time will never stop, Time will never wait for you to get ready, Never wait for you to grow up 
Grow up a little bit more. 
Just a little bit more.
Before it throws you into the ocean 
The Ocean you'll 
Never escape

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Duke Beaufort November 29, 2024 at 5:30 PM Raeghan, the challenges and criticism during youth loom large. I hope you will remember them and break the pattern when you have the chance. This is a very interesting work and makes me feel inside your head...although you've said that's not possible. We can only all do the best we can...and even then only when it's important to us to succeed. Otherwise, motivation dwindles. Raeghan Steele December 3, 2024 at 2:46 PM "Thank you for your kind words and understanding. It’s encouraging to know that my work resonates with you in such a personal way. Your perspective on the challenges of youth is insightful, and I appreciate your hope for the future. V/R -R.S

Silent One November 15, 2024 at 9:41 AM This is brilliant. I love how your poem is a heartfelt critique of the pressures faced by today's youth, particularly in the digital age. Its unpolished, stream-of-consciousness style underscores its emotional rawness, making it a powerful and urgent expression of modern angst. It serves as both a cathartic outlet for those who relate and a call to action for greater understanding and compassion in a rapidly changing world. Raeghan Steele November 15, 2024 at 7:01 PM Thank you so much. With this poem, I wanted to make sure people could glimpse what it is like to grow up in today's world. I hope I made that clear and passed on the message. Thank you.-R.S