genesis 2018 final digital.pdf


Gen.
Nick Kinder

We, the generation
that sheds others we deem to be “dead weight,” 

We, the generation

We, the generation
with chains on our ankles and the world on our backs,
as our parents live stream our missteps to their Facebook groups.

We, the generation
condemning the devil’s advocate,
yet wondering why others won’t just look from our point of  view,

We, the generation
who cares for only two things: avocados and not uniformity,

We, the generation

street curbs,
and “no, all lives matter.” 

We, the generation

because they aren’t from here,
but “Not this immigrant. I own her.”

We, the generation

one younger and one with more regrets,

and both grinned,
and both knew this was a lie.