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Dim and dark
on sunken wings
the melting glow
of tears on skin
and dint of pressure
grasping spare
and turning raw
those gaping eyes
stinging the sight
of what is right in front of us.

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




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MamiiChulaaX3 said...
Apr. 18 at 11:48 am:
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musicidrawThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Mar. 29 at 5:33 pm:
This is amazing!!!!
 
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spencyThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Mar. 11 at 9:17 pm:
nice up the good work...very nice
 
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be_unique.This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. said...
Mar. 7 at 9:20 pm:
this is so good! i love the word choice
 
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AlexisNicole822This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Feb. 14 at 10:59 am:
This is amazing. The meaning behind it is, like you said, not all negative. I know many times where I cried just to relieve myself of the hurt I did feel. But yes, this is truly amazing and I love how you kept it short and simple, but held so much depth within it.
 
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Fia-fiaThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Jan. 23 at 10:11 pm:
Wonderful! THis poem itself is great.... and the meaning behind it sheds a whole new light. You are right that tears have multiple meanings and such.... and thank you for clarifying and sharing! I hope your difficult time is better now! Thank you! :)
 
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daniecThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Jan. 1 at 5:42 pm:
very nice poem i can relate to it very much
 
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Missundrstoodx2This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Jan. 1 at 4:51 pm:
to me, when people associate a poem, or words with crying, it always has the negative implication. it always has an assumption of pain, and it's easy to label the topic as generic. but as you so beautifully describe, the COLOR of crying is much more intriguing of a topic, and you dictate it very well. i love that you end with the reader never know what it is that's in front of you, or us in life. great diction, keep it up
 
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LittlejalisaThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Dec. 10, 2011 at 11:27 pm:
Wow, great poem, it is very good and it beautifully gets the message across. Would you mind reading some of my work?
 
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Ella1This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Dec. 10, 2011 at 7:24 pm:
Wow, great poem, even though it is short is gets the message across. Would you mind reading some of my work?
 
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youngspeareThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Dec. 10, 2011 at 6:04 am:
Amazing piece you got there. Keep writing, hope to see more :) 
Check out my poem "Ghosts of the Past" and rate/comment? Would appreciate it. 
 
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CbsiegelThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Dec. 9, 2011 at 1:33 am:
It's a great poem, really inspiring.
 
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babyraccoon said...
Dec. 2, 2011 at 3:10 pm:
i really like it and i think its good that u are writeing out ur feeling :)
 
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Jeast10This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Nov. 18, 2011 at 2:34 pm:

that poem was really raw, this is why you appreciate what people have to say.

 

 
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DeseeThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Nov. 18, 2011 at 9:43 am:
wow, that is beautiful. you flow your words so flawlessly :)
 
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MaxRideThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Nov. 4, 2011 at 1:24 pm:
i understand what you are saying about crying not being all negative.  People cry at a wedding for happiness, i cried when i realized my twin brother wasnt dead, ect.  Happiness brings tears too.
 
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emmiebear1028 said...
Nov. 1, 2011 at 9:23 am:
This is so amazing! It made my whole dAy
 
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MetaphorThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Oct. 27, 2011 at 7:23 pm:
Such truth in this. I am glad that it is concise, it sums everything up so well.
 
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Dancing4Jesus said...
Oct. 27, 2011 at 4:53 pm:
This poem is amazing ! I'm excited to be apart of such a beautiful community of expression. I'm new on here, please help my fan base by reading my poems :)
 
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RedFeatherThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Oct. 27, 2011 at 7:38 am:
This poem is short and it doesn't have any specific rhyming pattern or rythm, yet it is still an amazing piece of work! Keep up your  writing and congrats on getting into the magazine - this poem definately deserves a front cover spot!
 
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AristotlesApprenticeThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Oct. 6, 2011 at 4:54 pm:
i was drawn to this poem because of the word 'color'. in my lit class we are reading The Book Thief, and colors are a big part of that story. its ironic to me that tears, the fluid that exits body when we cry, is clear. there is no color, so to have a title The Color of Crying, is really ironic. 
 
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ashbashThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Oct. 5, 2011 at 5:24 pm:
thank you for writing this. as previously mentioned by others, the quote that you included with this peice really completes it. you are an excellent writer! keep going :)
 
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HollerGirl26 said...
Oct. 5, 2011 at 3:59 pm:
I like your quote as much as the poem itself..<3 wow
 
ashbashThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied...
Oct. 5, 2011 at 5:22 pm :
i agree completely
 
HollerGirl26 replied...
Oct. 8, 2011 at 8:30 am :
I know right :)
 
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burgermanThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Oct. 5, 2011 at 8:40 am:
The explanation made this even better. Every line is stellar.
 
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bpjrobertThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Sept. 13, 2011 at 8:12 pm:
This is one of my favorite poems now.
 
ReadWriteBreatheThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied...
Sept. 29, 2011 at 6:22 pm :
This is really good. I love the line "and turning raw those gaping eyes" There is beauty in simplicity.
 
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believeinyouThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Aug. 7, 2011 at 11:13 am:
it has a lot of mean not only to you but to the people that read it!great job!
 
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trytobepretty1 said...
Jul. 31, 2011 at 7:48 pm:
this is beautiful.
 
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tsinger07This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Jul. 31, 2011 at 7:24 pm:
wow! this is fantastic and beautiful. it flows so nicely and really grasps my heart. congrats on this work of art
 
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ElleNicole said...
Jul. 11, 2011 at 1:43 pm:

Wow, this is really really good! I love it!

Check out my work?

 
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Lola_BlackThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Jun. 17, 2011 at 8:23 pm:
Wow, that was beautiful. The words really painted the picture. And, it actually does give off a sense of renewal and beautiful
 
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WaterGirl23 said...
Jun. 17, 2011 at 8:55 am:
beautiful:)
 
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Monkee63This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
May 26, 2011 at 10:11 am:
really love this poem...
 
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PerfectMGymnastThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. said...
May 26, 2011 at 12:37 am:
simple yet beautiful! i luv it!!!
 
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beautifulxdisaster said...
May 25, 2011 at 9:03 am:
i love this:)
 
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Rebecca R. said...
May 4, 2011 at 9:49 pm:
wow i LOVED tha it was amazing and so unique!!!!!
 
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$@!$ said...
May 2, 2011 at 10:49 am:
bob the builder.
 
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********($) said...
May 2, 2011 at 10:48 am:
i like donuuts, but that's not a happy poem at all it's all right though. i like it
 
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madbunnymoniqueThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Apr. 22, 2011 at 1:17 pm:
I love it!
 
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rose said...
Apr. 13, 2011 at 1:34 pm:
omg tht was soo goood!!!! :)
 
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Faey101This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Apr. 1, 2011 at 4:02 pm:
This is a beautiful poem... And what you said about it in the green quotations really does help the poem make more sense and see  the positive side of the poem! I liked reading it! keep up the good work!
 
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angelinagirl said...
Mar. 29, 2011 at 6:08 pm:
i love this. i like how you can make a short poem have so much meaning, it's a pleasure reading your work =]
 
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meg992 said...
Mar. 25, 2011 at 2:31 pm:
That was really deep, but also really good
 
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chevyThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Mar. 2, 2011 at 4:24 pm:
so much meaning in so little words
 
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Alondra said...
Feb. 27, 2011 at 7:38 pm:

wow this is really deep

But good really good

 
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Freak4g said...
Feb. 24, 2011 at 9:21 am:
WOW. excellent expression and use of words. Pls Critic my work
 
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Charlotte L. This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. said...
Feb. 16, 2011 at 2:57 pm:
Wow your poem is so powerful! You rhyme beautifully and your word choice is amazing!
 
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UhmmeThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Feb. 5, 2011 at 12:17 am:
Wow, a lot of people really like your poem! So few use of words and yet hundreds were written because of it! The title is cute, in fact, that's what made me click on it to stop and read it! It was definitly worth the read!
 
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