Teen Ink Magazine,
November 2003 :
Poetry Articles
Coffee Cup Obituary by Erin M., Dayton, OH Leatherette booth and a sugar-stained smile My blood feels chalky tonight in this familiar place with its smoke and glare ... Continue...
Coming Home by Jennifer R., Ellwood City, PA Standing in the cold, city rain, she would catch the sudden Spice-laden fragrance of the fields. Merely a trick, Yet she would tilt her head to the sky, Umbrella drooping to brush the asphalt, ... Continue...
ghetto by Genna S., Tenafly, NJ inside the hole of the fence, the cries somehow cease, the tears deplete, the stars shine down again and for that brilliant moment when the sky stretches forever and breathing doesn't exist, I can almost pretend I don't smell the smoke.
No Good Refusal by Stephanie B., Woonsocket, RI Recognizing those sincere, hard-working students who get branded "non college material." Short trek down the stairs, To fetch the mail with clammy Hands. Scanning over the contents ... Continue...
Runaway by Nathania G., Sharjah, United Arab Emirates it seems so easy to just run away from it all leave it all behind like a forgotten ... Continue...
Sand Spur by Graham T., Briarcliff Manor, NY I felt like I was caught like a fish On a line, as the undertow Slowly tugged at my legs, Pulling me toward the pier. I remember the summers, ... Continue...
Thoughts Down a Library Aisle by Natalie D., Rio Oso, CA She slyly eats Leftover chocolate she found In her backpack As she creeps down quiet, Almost empty library aisles, ... Continue...
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