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#1
Jerk This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine.
I love your voice, your soft brown hair. I love your eyes and love your stare. I love your laugh, your cocky smirk, your stupid jokes. You precious jerk, you know I do. I want my hands all through your hair each treasured strand.... (more »)
1362 comments
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#2
Make Believe This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine.
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We were doomed from the beginning,Blinded from the start,But nothing can be doneTo fool a happy heart.With each smile and giggle,Every embrace and every kiss,We were shooting toward a happy ending,And we missed.Cinderella lost her slipperAnd it... (more »)
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#3
The Body This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine.
Is a body unconscious a person still? No mind is present to govern its deeds. Does a body have dreams, or a fate to fulfill? No way to feel it when it bleeds. Can I be a human, too? Maybe I’m not even real. But I am flesh, through and... (more »)
101 comments
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#4
The Dead Girl. This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine.
I found the dead girl in a lake while wandering a field I watched the crows circle around but somehow I could feel. I saw her lying near the edge to no fault of her own. And walking nearer helped me see that which I did not know. I... (more »)
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#5
Daddy I Miss You
I wake up to an unfamiliar surrounding Your absence has changed everything “You're not here daddy, you're out of sight” “You’re not here daddy and nothing’s right” I long to hear the sound of your voice I'm stuck... (more »)
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#6
The World Is Preserved This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine.
Why don’t the blades of grass Curl away from the flame How dare the sun Not hide its head in shame Why does that tree Stand so tall Why don’t the stars Click off and fall Your being is twisted Your body is burned Life is ending But... (more »)
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#7
Ode to the Weary Math Student This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine.
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Math Student Woe to the math student, In an advanced class, Who tries oh so hard, And yet can’t seem to pass The equations are evil, The numbers, nonsense And all the test grades Contain dark suspense Woe to the math student, A slave... (more »)
59 comments
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#8
Tribute to a Friend This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine.
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With your eyes at the sidewalk,You can’t focus on the good.You don’t notice all your traits,When I know you really should. You think life is just a waste.A disappointment ’til the end,When I’m here to clarify the plus,With... (more »)
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#9
The Dream Isn't Dead This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine.
The dream isn’t dead Though I’ve seen it take flight It spread its great wings And disappeared into night I watched it go, bidding good-bye But I would see it again I know I would try Such fantastic illusion, an amazing sight... (more »)
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#10
Porcelain Stars This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine.
The moon falls for the sun And begets beautiful stars With absent skies of trust And celestial scars Skin scorched to porcelain Let’s see what the dark beholds As patience dies to wear thin And your embrace awaits cold Part the... (more »)
27 comments