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

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By Joanna L., Ridgewood, NJ
Photo credit: Willow L., Nevada, IA
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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choirchic said...
Nov. 9 at 11:03 pm:

this is different i like it

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

cutee(:(:(:(:

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

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

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

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

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

The was...awesome.

 
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Jaquie said...
Oct. 2 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...
Sep. 16 at 1:15 pm:

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

 
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firstsnowfalls said...
Sep. 15 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...
Sep. 13 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...
Sep. 7 at 12:42 pm:

My favorite poem, it is so different. Great job

 
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Katherine H. said...
Sep. 4 at 5:47 pm:

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

 
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writer24/7/365 said...
Sep. 1 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 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 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 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 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 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 at 1:29 am:

interesting

 
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~*!HA!*~ said...
Aug. 18 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 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 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 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 at 3:36 pm:

It sure was interesting...

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

Good job. Nice message in the writing.

 
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Lindsey M. said...
Jul. 29 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 at 4:23 pm:

GREAT GREAT GREAT

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

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

 
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MariaMarie said...
Jul. 17 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 at 7:14 pm:

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

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

Wow... It was excellent.

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

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

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

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

 
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GoBologna said...
Jul. 14 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 at 3:55 am:

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

 
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cree8ive said...
Jul. 12 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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Word waster said...
Jul. 12 at 3:06 am:

Strong Deep and Powerful...I think you prety much captured the typical hurt teen of today hiding behind a loud mouth. Thanks you explained me like no one else can.

 
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aussie65 said...
Jul. 11 at 7:36 pm:

Taylor Mali wrote a poem called Like Lily Like Wilson that was also about how some people talk and yet express nothing. Thats one of my favorite poems and i like yours too

 
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Diana V. said...
Jul. 10 at 12:10 am:

i really love the way you wrote this

 
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one_of_a_kind_girl said...
Jul. 7 at 5:09 am:

this has got to be one of the most unique poems i have ever read!!! i really love it, its really creative!

 
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me:^) said...
Jul. 6 at 1:51 am:

hey i love this poem
i think it really deserves to be published

just out of curiousity where/when/how did you get the idea for this?

 
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fivefiveoheight said...
Jul. 5 at 9:02 pm:

This is amazing i love it the emotion of it is beautiful Keep writing

 
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MyChey5 said...
Jul. 5 at 12:05 am:

if u dont dont keep writing i think i will kill myself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you have any idea how much i LOVED this?!?! you r beyond talented. loved the emotion!!!! thank you for writing!!!

PS....i heard you

 
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Jouna J. said...
Jul. 2 at 1:10 am:

wowwwwwww! this piece is ahmayyzing.
i've never read a poem this good where i
could literally "hear" the poet writing it.
you're so talented *_*

 
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