Said and Done | Teen Ink
  1. Home
  2. Poetry
  3. Free Verse
  4. Said and Done

Said and Done MAG

November 4, 2012
By TaylerNoelle PLATINUM, Fort Worth, Texas
More by this author
TaylerNoelle PLATINUM, Fort Worth, Texas
32 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"you either laugh or cry at this crazy world, and I long ago chose what I would do"

View profile

words stream from your fingers
fall onto the screen
pixels form and reform themselves just for you
you're flying at a speed so fast it's
too much effort to even press caps lock
the message is gone
it's in their inbox
you can't ever get it back
no matter how much you might want to
and / but / although
you're not entirely sure you regret it
the words aren't harsh …
but they have so much meaning
it might kill you if their ever-increasing density,
their growing significance,
sinks them. then
a part of you resists the urge to print them out
to post them everywhere, for everyone
you shouldn't, though,
because they're meant for just the one.
now that it's said and done:
you can sleep tonight.

© Elizabeth S., Newton, MA

Post a comment
Submit your own

Similar Articles

Previous Next
Poetry
Untitled
By sHaDoWnInJa PLATINUM
West Jordan, Utah
sHaDoWnInJa PLATINUM, West Jordan, Utah
31 articles 0 photos 3 comments
View profile
Poetry
To a Brother Growing Up
By imperfection GOLD
Gilroy, California
imperfection GOLD, Gilroy, California
17 articles 9 photos 45 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Dream as though you'll live forever, live as though you'll die today."
~James Dean (1931-1955), American Motion Picture Actor, symbol of rebellion

View profile
Poetry
The Protectors' of the World
By Arbys GOLD
Dobbs Ferry, New York
Arbys GOLD, Dobbs Ferry, New York
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity."Edgar Allan Poe
"A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. ~Colin Powell" ~ Colin Powell
"Wisdom is not finally tested in the schools, Wisdom
"A poem is never finished, only abandoned."-Paul Valery

View profile
Poetry
Breathing
By costarican93 GOLD
Washington, Louisiana
costarican93 GOLD, Washington, Louisiana
14 articles 0 photos 33 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The city looks so pretty do you want to burn it with me?"- Hollywood Undead

View profile
Poetry
I want a guy...
By grlgotgame BRONZE
Chillicothe, Ohio
grlgotgame BRONZE, Chillicothe, Ohio
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Girls with butts like mine, don't talk to boys with faces like yours."

View profile
Poetry
Secret Crush
By C.J.H. BRONZE
Benciao City, Taipei County, Other
C.J.H. BRONZE, Benciao City, Taipei County, Other
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Sometimes the world tries ot knock it out of you. But I believe in music the way that some people believe in fairy tales." August Rush(2007)

View profile

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 1 comment.

ChobaniLuvinPenguin PLATINUM said...
on Dec. 27 2012 at 11:53 am
ChobaniLuvinPenguin PLATINUM, Brooklyn, New York
29 articles 0 photos 85 comments

Favorite Quote:
"What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well."
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

View profile
Wow! Great poem! The message really stuck with me! I especially love the first part of the poem- very creative and unique!