Teenage complication

• Claire Walker, Grade 11
• Poetry
• 2004

Mess it all up,
Laugh and realize you’re still a pup.

Sometimes in life you have to cry
Sometimes you just need to fly
And it’s time to move on.
I know we all feel like a pawn
So manipulated and used
And now we are all plain confused.
Some are left out and want to get in
Those “in” only want out of this stupid spin.

Best friends are always there for you
Whenever there’s a flood hop on my canoe.