We want you to succeed, we want you to pursue
The drive to perform arcs in tandem on cue
Right?
The ending of childhood though predicted arrives, plop
In our aging laps, along with the weight of the world dropped
"They" say we've grown up too soon,
exposure to the internet accelerated familiarity with:
all things dank and cartooned
Despite this handy knowledge of random gun violence,
YouTube pranks, fringe sects,
cat dances, skateboard tricks,
film credits and Perez Hilton jests
We stumble forward with heretofore unexposed nerve
Nothing to hide behind, no mommy, no screen, no high school curve
Gather our courage and fight the good fight
March to our dorms and Instagram till first light
These destinies we forge documented to the nanos and one/fifths
Electronic and cynical the data's analysts
This is our normal though we're afraid
We see our heights to climb, plumbed and laid
Irony is ours - bright yet blind
Cocky yet untested, selfish yet kind
We ask that you let us just try
Your futures with us just might be fine