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Teen Spirit
I'm sure most readers will be aware of stories of poltergeists and possessions, but there is a true phenomenon that affects the lives of most of us in some way or other.
The teen spirit is a cunning little bugger who interferes with the harmonious lives of those over twelve years old.
The teen spirit is mischevious; when your rosy-cheeked little angel goes to bed, their room is tidy, clean and sweet-smelling, with carefully-placed pictures of lovely little blue-eyed mewing kittens or cute galloping chubby ponies. All the homework as been completed in neat handwriting and is lovingly placed in a sachel, and shoes are stored in the wardrobe or under the chair.
Overnight, the TS will turn a tidy room into a mass of festering mugs/plates, discarded clothes (all black, all crumpled), innumerable pairs
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of trainers, broken CD cases, towers of magazines, posters of zombies (well some of them may be bands, but it's hard to tell) and - for some strange reason, incense sticks. Naturally such a vile beast
smells a bit, but it never stays in the same manifestation for very long.
Sometimes it will force poor children to wear what appear to be mourning-clothes for a protracted period, or put strange words in their mouths, such as "Olly" or "Half-pipe",or, most worryingly, "Cool!" when it's quite patently stifling in there.
A teenager may find that they have developed a sudden
craze for adorning themselves;with so many chains that they'll resemble an old toilet factory, or hat they have a burning desire to wear
big furry boots that look like shire horses feet.
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Girls may find themselves drawn to cheap, tacky jewellery,
and skirts so short they'd double up as belts.
Then of course, there is the spirit's influence that makes teenagers think that anyone over twenty-two is deaf, or stupid, or has to be forced to listen to the latest release by whichever band is flavour of the month in order to "Get with the programme".
This is followed by the 'stress phase' where everything is an
inconvenience, and a hardship. However, be assured that in time, the teen spirit will become bored with its host and your little darling will be your own
once again, restored to normality..... just like your very own Poetic Priestess.
Alternatively you can perform your own exorcism by agreeing with everything, saying that you really like Slipknot and can you come hoodie shopping?
©The Poetic Priestess 2002
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