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There are knicks in the
girls’ bathroom doorknob
and I imagine someone has
a homicidal obsession
and that is where they count
their “privileged” victims.

In high school they all say
the universe is ours to save.
But we ended up just
shrugging our shoulders

and pinning each other up against the lockers.

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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JosephEdward said...
Feb. 6 at 11:32 am:
Different, and short. could use improvements!
 
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HirschikissThis 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. 10, 2011 at 7:18 pm:
This really speaks high school. Well done.
 
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DreammerThis 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. 10, 2011 at 3:30 pm:
Short and to the point well written good job please look at my work and comment thanks
 
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AmayaSakarutaThis 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. 10, 2011 at 8:52 am:

this is AWESOME! it totally talks about a lot of how i feel in school, even though im just in middle school.

would you please give me some feedback on some of my work...?

 
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cookiegirl said...
Sept. 5, 2011 at 1:51 am:
This poem is beautiful and powerful:) I love the message, it's so true.
 
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Laura_OliverThis 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. 14, 2011 at 7:59 pm:

Almost scary. Really powerful. Five stars--click.

And I would really appreciate it if you checked out my work, like "True Colors"...

 
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emilybwritesThis 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. 14, 2011 at 6:23 pm:
this was just beautiful, omg i loved it so much! check out my poem "Forgotten Domain" and comment/rate it? it would mean a lot!
 
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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...
Aug. 14, 2011 at 2:45 pm:
So few words with such a huge messege. I love this! (If you wouldn't mind reading any of my poems?)
 
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Silenced_in_AnxietyThis 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. 23, 2011 at 10:18 pm:
If this isn't the definition of poetry then I dont know what is. great job and keep writing so i can keep reading :) your a great poet/
 
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ElleNicole said...
Jul. 23, 2011 at 5:09 pm:

"In high school they all say
the universe is ours to save.
But we ended up just
shrugging our shoulders."

Genius.

Check out my work?

 
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YoShaye said...
Jul. 11, 2011 at 5:43 pm:
I just love this poem! Great job! :D
 
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inkers said...
Jul. 1, 2011 at 6:20 pm:
This has a strange power to it. Awesome job! <3
 
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Jul. 23, 2011 at 11:11 pm :
I agree! Great job!
 
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H0peF1ames said...
Apr. 26, 2011 at 5:22 pm:
I like the part "In high school they all say the universe is ours to save. But we ended up just shrugging our shoulders." It's true in some ways, that sometimes what others tell us to do is not enough. We just walk away from the problems around us.
 
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SallyWally said...
Apr. 26, 2011 at 12:44 pm:
This is brilliant! Short but sweet, i love it :) 
 
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kaity12345 said...
Apr. 26, 2011 at 9:56 am:
that is amazing love it!!!!<3
 
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dontforgetThis 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...
Apr. 4, 2011 at 8:18 am:
This is amazing!
 
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blackbird704 said...
Nov. 23, 2010 at 1:07 am:
this is a very interesting poem. please check out my work!
 
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alexxeo said...
Oct. 20, 2010 at 8:15 pm:
Nice(: I love the last line, and the shrugging of the shoulders. I love seeing truth in someones work. It's truly beautiful; it's art.
 
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MarlyreThis 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...
Aug. 15, 2010 at 9:42 pm:
though obviously spun with a violent tone, it also feels slightly erotic... read some of mine?
 
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theMysteryPoet said...
Aug. 5, 2010 at 8:57 pm:
I really enjoyed your poem, very deep. But mostly i commented to tell you that your name "hello.peaches" is freaking amazing :) it made me smile
 
hello.peaches This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. replied...
Aug. 5, 2010 at 9:08 pm :
haha thank you :]
 
theMysteryPoet replied...
Aug. 5, 2010 at 10:26 pm :
welcome :)
 
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MelanieLouiseThis 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...
Aug. 5, 2010 at 11:08 am:
wow. great job, it is so strikingly true that i totally get it. awesome work :) keep writing, Mel. oh and if you would do the honors, i would love it if you gave your opinion on some of my work ! again great work.
 
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Snow_White said...
May 31, 2010 at 1:51 am:
i so liked this! good job!
 
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dianaforfree said...
May 9, 2010 at 2:38 pm:

So truthful and bare and plainly delicious. I love.

Do please check out some of my own; they've just posted and I'd love any feedback. Thank you!

 

 
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mgraves This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. said...
May 9, 2010 at 12:53 pm:
very striking. You read through it the first time, pause, read through it again, then it really hits you. great job!
 
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onlyiz said...
May 2, 2010 at 2:50 am:
goodness this is brilliant.
 
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Gage<3 said...
Apr. 17, 2010 at 2:11 pm:
I think that few words can sometimes create the most meaning, unlike the other way aroiund. This poem is very good and I think you should keep writing.
 
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EleanorRigby This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. said...
Apr. 17, 2010 at 1:30 pm:
I myself find it so very difficult to create meaning with little words, and I end up overdoing many pieces. A ton of the time, poems like these come out irritatingly cheesy, but yours didn't, so congrats and good job!
 
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Eilatan This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. said...
Apr. 17, 2010 at 9:55 am:

this is incredible!!!!!!!!!

it's short but it's so meaningful and captures the whole idea so nicely, this is truly a great poem!!!!!!!!

 
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^megan:) said...
Mar. 4, 2010 at 11:52 am:
this is really good :) i think u should keep writing cuz i think uacn go places with your talent
 
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blandiloquentia said...
Feb. 18, 2010 at 7:08 pm:
Hahahaha!
Congratulations. You have impressed a very critical and disagreeable person: me.
 
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Feb. 19, 2010 at 7:21 am :
yayy! that's always nice to know :]
 
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Poet4ever said...
Feb. 10, 2010 at 10:08 pm:
Almost too simple, yet it works. Nice job whoecer wrote it.
 
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Only,IThis 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. 10, 2010 at 12:08 am:
Oh my, utterly amazing.
 
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Roxanne said...
Dec. 6, 2009 at 8:51 pm:
this poem goes so far behind its surface. So true! And so good!
 
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DearMissWhite said...
Dec. 6, 2009 at 5:37 pm:
I really like this poem. Its so simple but had so much meaning. I love it.
 
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Nanna said...
Nov. 14, 2009 at 10:41 pm:
I love this! Its totally true, which is so sad. Please check out one of my poems, Why do I? Thanks : )
 
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alli.babi. said...
Nov. 14, 2009 at 9:33 pm:
GREAT poem! : ] i really liked it.
 
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Hayz~Hardcore said...
Nov. 5, 2009 at 11:28 am:
Omg i love it very deep...i absolutly hate highschool so many judgemental people but your poem is amazing...if u could pls check out my stuff and let me know wat u think and rate it for me it would mean soo much too me thank you i can only hope to be as great a writer as u some day
 
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catherinemarina said...
Sept. 29, 2009 at 1:21 pm:
That's deep (:
 
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Gulo M. said...
Jun. 23, 2009 at 2:06 am:
I like your observation of the knicks on the doorknob...it seems like something I would think of. I also think you've truly captured a bit of today's society in the second verse.
 
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pinksage33 said...
Jun. 16, 2009 at 1:04 pm:
Great poem!!!
 
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Olivia.G said...
Jun. 13, 2009 at 6:14 am:
wow, i really like this poem in terms of rythm and voice, but i think mabey you might have come on a little too strong with the subject. i respect your work and i think you should keep writing.
 
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Brandi K. said...
Jun. 4, 2009 at 2:53 pm:
interesting the way its put. its sooo true.
 
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musicThis 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 29, 2009 at 8:49 pm:
this is awesome.
high schoool must such ha ha...
-heaven-:P
 
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Oreocookies96 said...
May 26, 2009 at 6:12 pm:
this is really good, but its kind of awkward, even though it's true. I'm not in highschool yet but i know it does happen.
 
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loVer giRL said...
May 24, 2009 at 1:24 am:
I really liked this. Im getting Ready to go into high school so im nervouse. Keep'em comin!
 
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LilJ<3 said...
May 23, 2009 at 5:06 pm:
very true. great job. High school is a time where we start to discover our inner selves... great job and continue writing..Congrats on being published in the magazine :)
Jackie :)
 
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