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Our Right as the New Generation

November 29, 2011
By Simongirl BRONZE, Fall River, Massachusetts
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All we want is to be heard and not be charged with incompetence
All we want is to hear without the thoughts of ignorance
All we want is to voice our opinion without the danger that accompanies it
All we want is freedom that extends to the children

So we fought and we learned
We worked hard in our schools and at home
We established dreams in early childhood
And chased them till we’re old

We choose our paths because we know
We voiced our thoughts because we need to
We do not wish to contradict their own
But we are the children and we need to know

© Gabriela W., Acton, MA

The author's comments:
Someone told me no, I read about a child who lost every chance he had ecause of the adults, I heard rumors about others because of what their parents did and social status judged for that.
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