I.Am.Teen.

I am woman,
And I am child.

I am adolescent angst,
And old age acceptance.
I am childish impulse,
And educated reason.

I am indecision,
And I am certainty.

I am thoughtless wonder,
And skeptical critique.
I am uninformed inquiry,
And reluctant explanation.

I am growth,
And I am decay.

I am innocent sobriety,
And tainted intoxication.
I am underage drinking,
And parental refusal.

I am peace,
And I am turmoil.

I am societal menace,
And community service.
I am physically invincible,
And emotional fragility.

I am contradiction.
I.Am.Teen.