The Young and the Anxious

The Young and the Anxious We are a new youth in an old world We are constantly told to calm down We are constantly told to relax Told of times “back in my day” From an older generation who knows nothing Of the conflicts we face in the present I’m here to tell you that we will not settle We WILL NOT let this world tell us we aren’t enough And we certainly will not, ing back down You can keep your Xanax, Ativan and your Zoloft That you give out like candy on Halloween You tell us we are broken when we are only healing Wounds left open by former generations Instead of your quick fix pills you give We will pass a joint with hands of change And as we get the munchies we will snack On the food of growth and fruitfulness You tell us we will never make a difference As you try to hold us back from doing so But I am here to tell you The we are the young and the anxious And we aren’t going away without one hell of a fight