Teen-Agers And Parents Poem by Stanley Cooper

Teen-agers being so hormone-al
Appear to parents quite abnormal
Nearing puberty, some seem crazed
Keeping parents somewhat dazed

As youngsters approach their pubescence
They doubt their parents can come to their senses
But when they ripen and are fully grown
They learn their young outlook was overblown

So parents have some patience
Keep your ire in dire abeyance
Soon the youngsters will reach the stage
Of your less hormone-al wizened age