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10th ANNUAL INTERGENERATIONAL POETRY CONTEST

                                               University of Nebraska Omaha

                COLLEGE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 

                                 DEPARTMENT OF GERONTOLOGY

               Poetry to Bridge Generations. Poetry is the voice of the soul

                   How the world views or how society treats teenagers.

                                      Submissions by <Jelsr>

Tween

If I am twelve years old;
                                    Then what does this really mean;
                      My sister and her friends are thirteen and sixteen;
                                   Tenth, Eleven and Twelve graders;
                                  Guess I’m just jealous and hating;
                       Why? Am I being left behind what does it mean;
                                   Not old enough yet, cause I just

                                                   TWEEN

                                                   10/14/18
                               Written James Edward Lee Sr.©2018
                         



                                      Entry and from anthology 
              "10th Annual INTER GENERATIONAL POETRY CONTEST”
             UNO UNIVERSITY OF OMAHA /DEPARTMENT OF GERONTOLOGY
             “I AM A  TEEN AND THIS IS HOW DOES AMERICA TREATS ME”
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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