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Big Mouth, little words This piece has been published in Teen Ink's monthly print magazine.

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Inevermetsomeone
Whocouldtalksofast
Andsaynexttonothing
Insuchanurgentmanner.

I NEVER MET SOMEONE
WHO COULD TALK SO LOUD
AND YET SPEAK SO SOFTLY
I COULD BARELY HEAR.

I … like … never … um … met … ­someone …
who … could … uh … think … so … much …
and … like … say … hmm … so … little …
that … I … er … saw … no … point … to … it …

!!!I!!!never!!!met!!!someone!!!
?who?could?use?tons?of?punctuation?
!?and!?express!?no!?emotion!?
… it … sounded … like … m-o-n-o-t-o-n-e …

I never met someone
who could fake it so well
and fail so miserably
that I stopped believing.

DidYOUum!!!hear

that?
This piece has been published in Teen Ink's monthly print magazine.This piece has also been published in Teen Ink's monthly print magazine.

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SaveThEmpty said...
Feb. 8 at 7:01 pm:

creative..i really like it!

 
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sedaracapree said...
Feb. 5 at 2:59 pm:

this poem is truly amazing! ive read it about a million times already. it never gets old. keep writing and dont ever stop! best of luck. ohh. and check out and comment on my 1 poem. :p thankss

 
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2Kool4U said...
Jan. 23 at 9:49 pm:

this was great

 
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JRudnicki said...
Jan. 17 at 3:46 pm:

Wow. At first this was a bit confusing, but then I got it. I genuinely got it.
AND IT'S SO GOOD!
Like, really, really, good.
Keep it up.

 
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LondonWood said...
Jan. 14 at 2:39 pm:

this is so creative!
i love it

 
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booklover said...
Jan. 9 at 7:59 pm:

made mee laugh liked it alot.!

 
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sarahbug16 said...
Dec. 16, 2009 at 10:13 am:

this actually made me laugh, idk why, but it's really good and has a good point to it. i like it, nice job.

 
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Powd3er said...
Dec. 7, 2009 at 2:53 pm:

This poem has great flow and insight.
I really enjoyed it.
Lovely poem darling =]
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mellow_melon said...
Dec. 1, 2009 at 3:03 pm:

ive never seen anything like this!!! very unique and very good

 
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choirchic said...
Nov. 9, 2009 at 11:03 pm:

this is different i like it

 
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NessieMarie said...
Nov. 9, 2009 at 8:29 pm:

cutee(:(:(:(:

 
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CaseyLeigh said...
Nov. 9, 2009 at 5:57 pm:

I love the originality of this piece--well executed. :]

 
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MRS.ROCHE said...
Nov. 9, 2009 at 11:25 am:

this was so cute... like umm do you understand that

 
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BlackMoonWhiteSky said...
Oct. 14, 2009 at 1:20 pm:

The was...awesome.

 
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Jaquie said...
Oct. 2, 2009 at 7:19 am:

This is incredible! I love it! Your style is so unique. Congratulations on being published!

 
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Lillian said...
Sept. 16, 2009 at 1:15 pm:

Yes, lovely style! WRITE like...ummm! MORE!!!

 
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firstsnowfalls said...
Sept. 15, 2009 at 5:16 pm:

This is awesome! I love it. It is very unique, and has a power and voice of it's own. I love that it is somehow easy to relate to, and that you can derive different meanings depending on who you are. I love how the simplicity somehow expresses abundant emotion, and almost tells a story.

 
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Josiah B. said...
Sept. 13, 2009 at 4:58 pm:

This is ssooo clever and i love it. No wonder it got published. I fear that I may be the monotone person...

 
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Savina D. said...
Sept. 7, 2009 at 12:42 pm:

My favorite poem, it is so different. Great job

 
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Katherine H. said...
Sept. 4, 2009 at 5:47 pm:

LOVED IT!!!!
made me smile. :D

 
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writer24/7/365 said...
Sept. 1, 2009 at 1:12 am:

this poem is great. it's really original and has a special rythm.

 
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Shuck'a corn said...
Aug. 27, 2009 at 1:55 am:

this was a wicked good poem. im not much of a poet but this was incredible. very interesting and creative format. props to u.

 
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ghillygirl17 said...
Aug. 26, 2009 at 9:15 pm:

i really liked how you could say different things but all relating to the same thing, bad conversation with no soul in it

 
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~*The-Broken-Hearted-Girl*~ said...
Aug. 26, 2009 at 8:20 pm:

wowww this was really good. haha. it made me laugh but it was really AWESOME! :)

 
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jackjackattack said...
Aug. 25, 2009 at 11:51 pm:

ohmygoshthiswaslikesosogood. Ha Ha just kidding, but really, you got some talent goin. Great idea and you really made it work on the page.

 
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Sara B. said...
Aug. 24, 2009 at 1:56 pm:

Haaaa, this was awesome! xD I enjoyed it alotttt. And yes, i heard you, loud and clear (:

 
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MorningStar15 said...
Aug. 19, 2009 at 1:29 am:

interesting

 
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~*!HA!*~ said...
Aug. 18, 2009 at 12:00 am:

Wow that was an amazing poem. Unique in a good way. Keep writing!

 
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anonymousfish said...
Aug. 14, 2009 at 12:59 am:

(this is totally a compliment) you remind me of shel silverstien, he's totally like my favorite poet....

 
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Ryelle Sanar said...
Aug. 12, 2009 at 11:02 pm:

I think that this poem expresses plenty of emotion in a fresh angle that is raw to the eyes, but not in an entirely bad way at all. A person can hear the poet's words in a mimicry of the subjects', and the two blend together quite well. Overall, very unique, and I loved it. Keep 'em coming!

 
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Electricity said...
Aug. 11, 2009 at 10:41 am:

wow, this poem was amazing. totally unique and it's own. love it, keep writing!

 
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Eilina S. said...
Aug. 8, 2009 at 3:36 pm:

It sure was interesting...

 
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Chanel G. said...
Aug. 7, 2009 at 9:30 pm:

Good job. Nice message in the writing.

 
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Lindsey M. said...
Jul. 29, 2009 at 6:04 pm:

truely wonderfull keep up the good work! you expressed yourself very well :)

 
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<3::wish4wings::<3 said...
Jul. 27, 2009 at 3:14 pm:

its really unique and funni!
i liked it alot:D:D ur very talented.
and while reading it..it was as if i could hear exactly what u were talking about:) lol good job

 
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Lostinbooks said...
Jul. 24, 2009 at 7:12 pm:

This is wonderful. I love how each section SHOWS the way it's describing the talking. And at the end, all is confusion, until the last word. The simplicity of the last word's plain font is kind of cool. The way you wrote the poem makes it so much more powerful... Excellent!

 
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Brittany=) said...
Jul. 23, 2009 at 10:09 pm:

This poem was defiantly something unique, I've never seen a poem written that way before, it's super creative. Great job, keep up the good work ! :)

 
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lovehate29 said...
Jul. 23, 2009 at 9:52 pm:

WooooooooooooooooooooooooooW!!! This is my favorite piece of all time. I absolutely loved it! It is amusing and it is so creative. Great job!!

 
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Courteney H. said...
Jul. 23, 2009 at 6:13 am:

That is the most amazing style of writing I've ever seen. It's undescribable!

 
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Angel4u said...
Jul. 21, 2009 at 9:07 pm:

*That was awesome. I have never read a poem like that before . keep on rockin' the free world. :)

 
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jordann_lil_guh said...
Jul. 21, 2009 at 4:23 pm:

GREAT GREAT GREAT

 
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Writerzhand said...
Jul. 21, 2009 at 12:25 am:

This, is absolutely amazing, a paradox.
You're great keep it up!!!

 
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MariaMarie said...
Jul. 17, 2009 at 11:12 pm:

My writing carries my emotions. My voice carries calm that is fake. My words are only what need to be heard. I'm not a big fan of letting emotions go through my voice or face. -This is a good poem and something i could see in a poetry or children's book. Awesome!

 
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JaredC said...
Jul. 17, 2009 at 7:14 pm:

wow. <(0)> am amazed. that was awesome!

 
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Lizzy V. said...
Jul. 17, 2009 at 2:03 am:

Wow... It was excellent.

 
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Melinda L. said...
Jul. 16, 2009 at 10:29 pm:

That was so cool! I loved the way you wrote it.

 
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Strawberry said...
Jul. 15, 2009 at 1:34 pm:

yeah, i heard that! you are totally talented at writing!

 
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GoBologna said...
Jul. 14, 2009 at 10:13 pm:

i really like this poem its almost like it was written with a knife because it evokes itself so well great job ;]

 
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Hollywog. said...
Jul. 13, 2009 at 3:55 am:

Any more words would bring down this poem's excellence. :)

 
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cree8ive said...
Jul. 12, 2009 at 11:53 pm:

i can't do anything except repeat what everybody else is saying about how amazing this is. afterall what is poetry but creative use of words? and what is this but poetry? incredible. i'm a fan.

 
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