Young Folk

Barack Obama can be credited with many things, but I believe one of the richest changes he brought about was reviving the voice of the young people.

Somewhere along the line young people started losing their identity and "they" started labeling them Generation X, Y or Z. I don't know who "they" are but they are responsible for proliferating the opinion that young people are only about themselves, instant gratification and all that stuff and that for some reason their opinions didn't count as much as older more experienced folk. Now, young people are about themselves and, do believe in instant gratification but that is a discussion for another day.

Young people have always had strong opinions, when we were younger we had strong opinions and were quite self- centered - hello, remember the 70's when we were all finding ourselves? And, we are leading the way today... Barack comes from this era.

All this to say...
I listen to these young people speak.
They are intense, many seem wise way beyond their years.
They have verbalized and vocalized their dreams and their fears.
They have seen so much at such a young age,
and they don't hesitate to put it to phrase.
You think as a result we would be enlightened; have our dim world brightened.
Instead we still sell them short asking, what do they know - they're just kids.
The reality is these young people are folks with a view and not just a few.

It would be right to give them respect.
Allowing them, encouraging them to reflect.
We should continue to let them flow.
If, for nothing else to keep us (the older folk) in the know.

Peace Out.