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Teen Ink Magazine, April 2001 : Poetry Articles

5:45 p.m. on a Tuesday The scent of lemon lingers in the air, tickling my nose. It must beMom's chicken again ... Continue...	A Father Worth Loving there is a young boy that I know, not at all I know his experiences andwhy he cries that he does cry ... Continue...
Alex My breath forms steamy clouds Cold legs force my pedals to circulate Myheart races and I catch my breath At the Ryder truck in Alex'sdriveway Stone legs quit working, I stand and watch ... Continue...	And Me Sitting in a small, cold ... Continue...
Before I was so angry Before rationality hit. Sometimes I'd rather Maintain theinternal steam. It inspires my imagination, ... Continue...	Breaking Free Should've, could've, would've It's over and done Time to be real Notsomething; someone Lose the existence ... Continue...
Concrete Promises This selection can be found in Teen Ink Friendsand Family, the third in the Teen Ink book series, all available inbookstores nationwide and online. Continue...	Cotton Hill Road in Fall The road is narrow, bent and icy in places. Blue lights flash up and down ittwice a week. We push the Limits suspension Creaking andtittering ... Continue...
Dinner Like snow falling in a graveyard, Only quieter, Watching over eachother In anticipation of that inevitable eruption. Resentment, regret,frustration, ... Continue...	Eight Minutes This selection can be found in Teen Ink Friendsand Family, the third in the Teen Ink book series, all available inbookstores nationwide and online. Continue...
Girl She peers up at a featureless face Instead of eyes, she findspersecution In the place of a mouth, there is hate Jealousy resides in thespot a nose should be There is fear, not freckles ... Continue...	Harmony Here we go again, two steps forward, three steps back. We aredancing, to two different tunes. ... Continue...
How Much Longer? How long? How much longer will I be able to see you? Two days, a month, ayear? Maybe no longer. All the time we spent together. ... Continue...	Not There, But Real I swim in my own thoughts that surround me. Thoughts that I can'tthink, just feel They numb my mind ... Continue...
Philosophy and Cheerios Watch the last Cheerios in the bowl do their dance in the milk. Spinning andwhirling, Ultimately they end up in clumps Be it on the side or floatinglike an island in the middle ... Continue...	Reflections Reflections in the water grab me and pull me in, a Parental Team ofArtificiality throws me back. But wouldn't it be strange if ... Continue...
still waters run deep but what if you splash them does all the water just run away from the calmit once knew before your torn leather sneakers once fresh and white ... Continue...	Streetlights Late The darkness flows around the houses like soft cream enveloping mashedpotatoes, Its current sweeping kids inside. Heavy, cool, it bathes thehot ... Continue...
Survival of the Fittest Screaming Cattle of the Hallways Indigenous to the Hollow Lockers And MeatHooks of Impersonable Hollow Threats and Shattered ... Continue...	The Greatest Evil Her tear-stained cheeks reveal the depth of her self-inflicted pain. Abreath between us. A look of anguish, ... Continue...
The Man He confuses the heck out of me And he'd rather go sit in a tree He'll huntfor deer Without any fear But he trembles when he's around me Continue...	Untitled She suffered such a terrible loss when she heard the news that day, thatall the tears in the world couldn't wash her pain away. ... Continue...
Untitled Fireflies swarm the sky Bright warmth fills the night Who keeps thefireflies? Night of giggles Children chasing Lights on, lights off... Run around Nights of fun Fireflies swarm the sky Brightwarmth fills the night Who keeps the fireflies? Continue...	waiting This selection can be found in Teen Ink Love andRelationships, the fourth in the Teen Ink book series, all available inbookstores nationwide and online ... Continue...

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