When thinking of adolescent mood swings,

bland memories of quiet summer mornings,

  lonely & long walks,

  empy stretches of road,

  and "Milestone" by Brand New

flash in the mind.

One can practically taste

  staying up until 4 am,

  crude razors,

  and the entire Seether discrography.

Marianas Trench was good 

  when the anorexia came back,

and Three Days Grace

  stopped being edgy in eighth grade.

Images of listening to Panic! At the Disco

   while walking home from school.

Staind blaring through earbuds-

  "For You" playing while a 16 year old

  walks along small town train tracks.

Hoodies and alternative rock.

Meltdowns and fits of rage.

Unprecedented misery.