Teen Ink Magazine,
February 2006 :
Poetry Articles
“Meninism” by AJ C., Gilford, NH Please, darling, lecture me more about how I never open the door for you. That’s how a real man should act. A real man ... Continue...
Convoluted by Matt C., Beverly, MA A caffeinated, turbulent, unstoppable warp-spasm of energy Explodes into rooms, knocking people over with embraces Screaming their names as she pulses with radiance, This perpetual firecracker spins out of control I hate her ... Continue...
Echoes of Silence by Jessie L., New City, NY These forbidden words we are yearning to speak
Face by Marie C., Caspar, CA Day after day the faces slide by in a rush of light and color Everyone dashing by in masses of blurred humanity Their faces pale splotches of color amidst the multicolored swirl Streaming like a river down the streets and over North Bridge Flowing and merging as they dash up Main Street ... Continue...
Freeze by Carolyn C., Crown Point, IN Someone calls out freeze And you’re sitting here by me On a cold black floor And our tennis shoes are touching ... Continue...
Gullible Girl by Amber W., Sturgis, MI Sweet, Silly, Gullible Girl
You thought you loved him But it wasn’t so. Sweet, Silly, Gullible Girl ... Continue...
Hide and Seek by Diana F., Scotch Plains, NJ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10! Where are you? Are you in the closet of lies? Are you under the bed of loyalty? Are you behind the door of secrets? ... Continue...
Illusion by Kimberly B., Hilton, NY I never think of you I have no reason to Once, I almost thought of you then I remembered I don’t remember you ... Continue...
Self-educated, a manifestation of humble beginnings Arabian Nights with a dash of Shakespeare and ... Continue...
Ode to My Heart by Kensley H., Lebanon, MO Hearts have been commercialized Made into chalky, pastel-colored candy Pasted on cards by the hands of small children Folded in half and dropped in a box Put on a stick and wrapped up in plastic But no matter how much you ask I will never give you mine
Sequestered: On Three Separate Occasions by Jeseka L., Conyers, GA He sings summer in his voice green leaves and heat, and I can taste the last of spring on the tip of his finger, as he plays ballads with his weeping eyes tells me I’m beautiful without saying a word.
Stare by Stephanie P., Newark, DE You stare at me with dreams breathing in and out of your nose like you are under water, You kick your legs, and I realize I’m wet too, and I’m wrapped in your arms, We sit on the beach and wonder ... Continue...
The Beginning by Sandra H., New City, NY Locked in the bathroom with your best friend as a witness The words I dare you ringing in your ears I tried to look into your smirking blue eyes My gaze was directed elsewhere A strong hand on my tingling lower back pulling me close ... Continue...
The Converted by Tara V., Brookline, MA He is the converted, the father keeping faith through a season of layoffs at Red Cab and two, one and a half, three games behind the Yankees. Religion adopted and the mother doesn’t know ... Continue...
The Perfect Lie by Alisha S., Chalfont, PA Tick, tock, tick, tock ... I hear the clock as I watch the hours, Minutes and seconds drift through my fingertips As I wish to feel your fingers running through my hair, And your lips, I long to touch ... ... Continue...
Vioin Recital, May, 1994 by Victoria B., Brooklyn, NY Sitting in a big white room - white walls, white ceiling, gray carpet A grand piano, slick like wet tar, spread out in the middle of the room. Mini violins on small laps, balancing dangerously on the edges of knees Little performers fiddling with their bows and cases and rosin ... Continue...
Wasted Freeze by John S., Orrville, OH Valentine’s Day It’s the same every year Friends walk the halls with gifts While I stare with jealousy Hiding my empty hands ... Continue...
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