Understand Me: A Teenager’s Plea

To my parents,

As I enter this new class,

Dad I made it at last!

This class is no joke,

I can see the pressure rising and smoke.

Mom I feel scared,

For this new class I am not prepared.

That’s right I am a teenager now,

The syllabus makes me say how,

Will I ever complete it on time?

Gosh! Will I get to sleep sometime?

Exams will soon be on my head,

That is something I really dread.

All this studying makes me want to cry,

But how will you know if you never try?

That is what you say to me

All I want you to do is let me be.

This class is really tough,

Sometimes I think I have had enough.

In the end, here I stand,

All I want you to do is understand.

That’s right I am in my teens,

It’s not like fairy tale of kings and queens

But what about my goals and dreams?

In my head all I do is scream.

I feel angry and I feel sad,

All I want you to is love me mom and dad

Is my body changing like my mind?

If you don’t tell me how will I find?

I feel nervous and I feel the stress,

Now I am even talking less.

Did you notice that?

Because it’s time we have a chat.

In the end, here I stand,

All I want you to do is understand.

Shantanu Ghosh

VSJMC, 3B