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about the issues I have with labels...


What do they mean
when they call us Generation X
do our mischieious ways eXcite them

Are they envious of our eXtream lifestyles
or do they see us as eXtravagent
eager to eXperiment with mind eXpanding substances
to eXperience peace

Are they that contemptuous of our idealistic
alltruistic attitudes

Are we their Generation X because we eXasperate them
when we eXtend to them
the same treatment they gave to us

When they eXcluded us
eXploited us
eluded us
wished they could eXecute us

We are eXhausted by their
eXtensive attempts
to eXterminate
everything that makes us
us

They ask us to eXplain our pain
yet when we try to eXpress or distress
we eXpose their unscrupulous ways
and
we are called slanderous
its scandelous

and

It must be genetic
to be so poetic
when we dramatize
our need to eXceed them

To be eloquent
when we tell of their abandonment
that they disguised as
freedom

We are a generation demoralized
by the insolent ways
of our fathers

We surprise them...the way we dispise them

We've been demmed an embarresment
to their seed
our generation of goateed
hedonistic
slackers

Who now stare at them with voyeristic indifference
as they fail to notice our intellegence
or to recognize
that we are nothing more
than the consequence
of their negligence

They sold our innocence
creating in its place
a surealistic void
that we've come to eXcept
as
life

Then wonder why we are belligerent
we are furious
ambiguous
some of us are dangerous
sadistic
masochistic

A Generation forced to be realistic
and
eXcept that we've been mislead

This Generation spawned by X deadheads
will proceed to be incessed at the eXample
that was set
by the Generation that came before us

It was easier to ignore us
than to instore in us
the tools we would need
to
succeed






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On Sunday December 18th, 2005, Sin (1622) writes:
dayum...thats all i can muster right now i shall return when i can leave a halfway intelligent comment


On Sunday July 24th, 2005, toy soldier (38) writes:
jaded, damn good write.-toy


On Friday January 23rd, 2004, Jonas (877) writes:
gen x... gen x and everything after for that matter... what is this world we've come into... you leave me with questions and with a feeling of the rhythm of the displaced generations


On Thursday January 22nd, 2004, braindead_poet (577) writes:
I would like to say something half intelligent to this, but for the fact that you blew my mind, I'll leave it at: A fine slice of the mind and perception of the world today. Brilliant


On Tuesday January 20th, 2004, diavolessa (275) writes:
Loved every little word, every capitalised X. Somehow I felt at home, like someone knew me. "They sold our innocence creating in its place a surealistic void that we've come to eXcept as life" loved this stanza. one more to add to my fav's {dia}


On Friday January 23rd, 2004, xX pretty vacant Xx (79) writes:
yeah i especially loved that stanza too. but the whole thing just blew me away. fucking great i feel exactly where you're coming from.


On Tuesday January 20th, 2004, stitch (78) writes:
absolutely...great rant...i think we are all a little pissed off at the disillusioned world we live in...the hopes and dreams we have been robbed of...excellent


On Tuesday January 20th, 2004, braindeadpoet (127) writes:
This remindes me of something the father in "SLC Punk" said, "son, we didn't sell out...we bought in". Sure you did!!! Anyway, great piece. Using all the X's was great, it lent to the poems power---jer


On Tuesday January 20th, 2004, Wish Upon A Star (385) writes:
Loving the alliteration and the X's. Very good and true work! ~Wish Upon A Star


On Tuesday January 20th, 2004, Bluegoddess (61) writes:
damn fucking strait!!!!! i love it. it speaks so true. "then they wonder why" as if its suprise!! love this one


On Tuesday January 20th, 2004, Jadedwings (356) writes:
thank you



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