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Warning

By Abbye W., Oxford, MA
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On the outside
He appears quite sane
A little shy
A little lonely
But otherwise immune to pain
Being generally ignored
By others
Has made him lead
A purely theoretical life
But his psychopathic nightmares
Have a dark internal meaning
Underneath the surface
A trigger happy
Pistol junkie
Waits, gun in hand

This piece has been published in Teen Ink’s monthly print magazine.

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writer3499 said...
Jun. 22, 2012 at 11:02 pm:

reallly intense but amazing how so many people can relate to it. Super good... would you mind commenting on my work.

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freeflow23 said...
Jun. 13, 2011 at 5:20 pm:

I'm not sure if this is a good thing or not but I could really relate to this poem. It has to be one of my all time favorites.

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AYO_itsdeja said...
Feb. 10, 2011 at 2:59 pm:

this is so true ; people don't realize how mean they can be . this shines light upon the problem of so many unhappy teens . LOVED it . keep it up shorty (:

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Kellie_Sonic_Screwdriver_Fay said...
Feb. 1, 2011 at 7:21 pm:

enjoyed it

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remembermeplz said...
Feb. 1, 2011 at 4:00 pm:

Wow this is amazing,When I read this I thought of this boy who was bullied so bad in my school he shot himself. I love♥ it! =]

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alexxeo said...
Nov. 5, 2010 at 10:08 pm:

Good job(: Great poem...

Read mine?(: "Lunar Metaphor"

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Natherine said...
Aug. 9, 2010 at 2:57 pm:

iLove it! i hopee yuh keep writing. and itd be wicked awesome if yuhdd chekk out my poems and tell me what yuh thought thanksss :) <3

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thetruth said...
Aug. 9, 2010 at 8:22 am:

pretty good. i liked it. scary.

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MaKayla1513 said...
Jul. 21, 2010 at 12:41 pm:

This is soo good!

Check out some of my stoires, comment and rate them for me!

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sleeplessdreamer said...
Jun. 29, 2010 at 2:27 pm:

This is fabulous. Explores the mind of a psycopath in so few words but encompasses it perfectly. Extremely well done. I would greatly appreciate it if you could check out some of my stuff! Be as honest as you please.

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CloudedCrystal said...
May 13, 2010 at 11:42 pm:

Loved it! This person is in a scarry place that holds too many occupants that are of our generation today. Way to tell it like it is ;)

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Alexis S. said...
May 13, 2010 at 7:08 pm:

Wow! I love this! It's really good!

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dd1995 said...
Apr. 12, 2010 at 1:09 pm:

dude this is an amazing poem i think you should make another poem followed by this one so i can see what the guy is waiting for. :^)

Starrlyt replied...
Apr. 14, 2010 at 11:56 am :

dd1995, I completely agree with you. The poem is great, but like most great pieces, it leaves you wanting more...

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Starrlyt said...
Mar. 30, 2010 at 11:15 am:

Awesome!!! That was...wow. I really liked it..

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sarahbug16 said...
Jan. 24, 2010 at 6:14 pm:

wooowww, creepy.......spine chilling........but OH OH OH SO GOOD!!!
lol......very good....

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jimjim93 said...
Jan. 23, 2010 at 11:59 pm:

this was very good!!! i enjoyed reading this poem. i like how it gives off that sense of crazyness within but because of the pain. i know exactly how that can be, but this just explains it in details ive never thought before, awesome work!!!

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JUST_ARIELLE:( said...
Jan. 23, 2010 at 5:50 pm:

i really luv this. it has an emo feel 2 it. which i absolutely love. based on tht writeing i think you would like
you see what i want you to see
its on here. just search it. its a free verse poem.

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kenna2013 said...
Jan. 23, 2010 at 8:28 am:

i loved it! it was great and added more to the normal dont judge a book by its cover theme. great job!

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AMORETTE said...
Dec. 25, 2009 at 9:29 pm:

'Don't judge a book by it's cover.' i absolutely love it, keep writing!:)

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