Youth

Cigarettes and sweat

lipstick and musk

beats throb under foot

freedom and lust

eyes scan the dark web

so much distrust

youth throbs through their veins

hope lurks in the shadows

same same same same

they want to be different

they're sick of this game

they are the future

they want what is theirs

they want something better

they don't want to fear

Wendy Bremner