27918  Poems Read Home Login

 Just For Thought

CHILDREN


CHILDREN ARE PEOPLE TOO!
THEY ARE YOUNG WITH THE EAGERNESS TO LEARN
AND THE VIGOR TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR GOALS.
THEY FEEL HAPPINESS AND JOY.
THEIR LAUGHTER ECHOES WITH THE
LOVE OF LIFE.
FREE OF THE CORRUPTION OF SOCIETIES
RULES AND REGULATIONS.

SOME EXPERIENCE HEARTACHES.
RAGE, SADNESS AND BITTER FEELINGS
AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE.
THEIR YOUTH STOLEN FROM THEM,
NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN.
CHILDHOOD REPLACED BY WORRIES.
DOUBTS, PEER PRESSURE AND LIFE'S
EXPECTATIONS OF THEM.

THEY WANT TO BE HEARD!
TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES
AND SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS IDEAS, OPINIONS
AND RESERVATIONS.
THEIRS ARE NO LESS RELEVANT THAN
THOSE OF OUR OWN.

CHILDREN DESERVE RESPECT;
EVERY RIGHT TO BE HEARD OUT AND TAKEN SERIOUSLY.
ALL OF WHICH ADULTS SEEM TO LOSE SIGHT OF.)

YES, CHILDREN ARE PEOPLE TOO.
THEY'RE JUST SMALLER WITH A LESSER UNDERSTANDING.







©2000 - 2022, Individual Authors of the Poetry. All rights reserved by authors.

Visit My Home Page | Start Your Own Poetry Site | PoetryPoem
[ Control Panel ]  [ Today's Poetry - ALL Poets ]   [ Search ]



monique Message from Monique - Free videos for your poetry. Check them out Go to Poetry Poem youtube channel and get the embed  
YouTube
dreamweaver POETRY BY KRIS ~ DREAMWEAVER - ~WELCOME TO DREAMLAND~ Read my Poems to Know me. I am in my poems.  
dreamweaver
poet5170 Poetry by Elsie - *WELCOME TO MY WORLD* ~ Read my poems full of fact, fiction and fantasy.  
poet5170
malibupoetess Life Lines by Malibu Poetess - Straight forward prose and poetry on life, love, joy and disillusionment.  
malibupoetess
norrie5 Message in poetry - personalised poetry, red heartshaped bottle extra special gift for a loved one  
norrie5
waterdragon Our Next Poet Laureate! YAYA! - Remarkable contemporary poetry by award-winning author of Out of Cullen Street (A House of Madness)  
waterdragon
athanase Poetry by athanase - Feedback and critique requested.  
athanase

dreamweaver     crtv      smallsteps      patriciajj      poetry2071  View All Poets
Newest Item: AFRICAN GREY PARROT: SOOTY
~AFRICAN GREY PARROT: SOOTY~ My sweet little baby is an African Gray with ... More
Added: 2024-03-28  My Poetry List  PoetryPoem.com      Get a Free Site       Blogs     Stories     Premium Sites