A Lost Generation

I try to understand but cannot grasp it all
I seek out answers that have no questions
The how's and why's in life keep piling up
Why do they do , what they do without thought

A revelations comes upon our door
The kids grow up too fast
And know nothing more
Just Surviving life is no way to live

We speak until our lips do bleed
The children hold their hands out when they need
but never listen to the wealth of knowledge
Just playing grown and losing the battle

The parental role that never goes away
we wash our hands and yet the dirt does kling
we speak again and see the nods of agreement
"I know, I know" but know nothing at all

They point the fingers of blame in our direction
they're knowledge stems from their erection
to live and learn is a rite of passage
this generation hasn't learned a thing

grow up too fast and never stop and listen
running away from things that a walking pace would better serve
Sending our lambs to the slaughter is all it is
We corral them til the fence no longer holds them in

Young an dumb and full of Shit
The hits keep coming and we get the blame
We are a reflection of their worldy deeds
be them good or bad we planted the seed

But the reality of a wayward soul
we teach them right  and show the wrongs
Our life experiences are never held onto
they run their course and choose their path

Ther path of least resistance and never the proper way
They grow up too fast and learn not a thing
they raise their kids to do the same
the fingers of blame will never point our way

This "ME" world in which we live
always taking never wanting to give
So much pain and needless frustration
We've raised our kids in "A Lost Generation"