The Old, The Young
By: Ava Carranza
Richard Montgomery High School
Grade: 10
Montgomery County, MD
In the stubborn hearts, In dreams untainted, Resistance resides. The sky meets the limit. Believing the past is gold, Challenging the norms of yesterday, A treasure to stay unchanging. Reaching for the untenable. Ears closed to Youths pleas, Voices raised and unyielding. What do they know? A message of receptivity. They scoff at future calls. Breaking chains of old. Their comfort zone a narrow range. Where Innovation must bloom. Stuck in a time-worm paradigm. Hopes resurgence. It’s not a battle to be fought, Not the young against the old, But a chance, A tale of unity, begging to be told. For a better future to unfold.