I am part of a Lost Generation

and I refuse to believe that

I can change the world.
I realize this may be a shock but

“Happiness comes from within”

is a lie, and

“Money will make me happy.”
So in 30 years I will tell my children

they are not the most important thing in my life.
My employer will know that

I have my priorities straight because

workis more important than

family.
I tell you this
once upon a time

families stayed together
but this will not be true in my era.
This is a quick fix society.
Experts tell me

30 years from now I will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of my divorce.
I do not concede thatI will live in a country of my own making.
In the future

environmental destruction will be the norm.
No longer can it be said that

my peers and I care about this earth
It will be evident that

my generation is apathetic and lethargic.
It is foolish to presume that

there is hope.

And all of this will come true unless we choose to reverse it.

There is hope
It is foolish to presume that

my generation is apathetic and lethargic.
It will be evident that

my peers and I care about this Earth.
No longer can it be said that

environmental destruction will be the norm.
In the futureI will live in a country of my own making.
I do not concede that

30 years from now I will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of my divorce.
Experts tell me

that this is a quick fix societybut this will not be true in my era.
Families stayed together

once upon a time.
I tell you this

family

is more important than

work.
I have my priorities straight because

my employer will know that
they are not the most important thing in my life.
So in 30 years I will tell my children

“Money will make me happy” is a lie.
And true happiness comes from within.
I realize this may be a shock

but I can change the world
and I refuse to believe that

I am part of a lost generation.