This one goes out to the ‘90s kids.
The kids who are so proud of their generation for no particular reason.
But you see, it wasn’t always about us.
It was about Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin, about Pikachu and Charizard.
It was about being the very best like no one ever was.
But now being the very best meant not being yourself.
Ash and Pikachu taught us about friendship.
that no matter what, your best friend will always come out to fight by your side.
We have slipped through the cracks of our childhood and allowed ourselves to be swallowed by the dreams of our parents.
We have forgotten what Blue has taught us. Just because you have no found a clue,
does not mean you stop looking.
We used to be the Teddy Gram Titans and the Sandbox Troopers
ready to fight and defend what we needed to at a moment’s notice.
At recess, with sweaty hands and bad handwriting
you’d slip a note in your lover’s lunch box. “Check yes if you do, no if you don’t”.
Now, rappers are yelling you: Smack that **.
We have become what we feared we would be.
What would the children we were, think about the adults we become?
As a kid, being sweet as candy didn’t make you gay.
You didn’t realize your best friend was 2 shades lighter
you just wanted him to share his Oreos.
And when a girl would cry during reading time, you’d write her a letter about how pretty she was.
We need to get back in touch with who we were because who we are may not live for long.
We need to learn it’s okay to make mistakes because the first time Urkel met Laura, it was, “Did I do that?”
We need to remember that Tom never stopped chasing Jerry.
Emmy and Max never stopped Imagining.
Maybe we were not made with sugar, spice, and everything nice but you don’t need superpowers to be invincible.
We
can still be invincible.
Pick yourself up from the shelf that you have placed yourself
& do not let others push you back down.
You do not need to pretend to know less than you do
because we all know Mrs. Frizzle taught us how cool learning could be.
Mario taught us self-confidence when he would shout, “It’s me!”
Color outside of the lines.
Wear a T-shirt with your favorite cartoon on it.
Think about the times when you were too scared to pick up a box cutter,
too happy to down a bottle of pills,
and too busy to upchuck your dreams.
Love yourself enough to find the love of your life and when you find her,
tell her, “I CHOOSE YOU.”
We are still Rugrats trying to overcome a day where adults tell us what to do.
I’m 16, I still hold my mom’s hand when I cross the street.
Remember what you were taught
and remember, there’s nothing cheesy about a kid being a kid.