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Saved by a fingertip
holding on
it could never be wrong
to trust you.
Watch me sleep
headphones, face-smush
legs curled, two-handed sleeping face palm.
Silent guardian
playing
Pearl Jam
reading
Camus
“… break his nose
if he comes any closer …”
Might have been
nothing to you,
but it carefully
flipped my world.

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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...
May 16 at 11:37 pm:

This is lovely!! Really, the writing is smooth and gliding, but really sweet and well written! Thank you!!!!!

:-)

 
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chloe_garrettThis 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. 27 at 8:40 am:
Wow. This is absolutely amazing. I love it. Maybe you could check out some of my stuff, comment and rate?
 
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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. 5 at 10:41 pm:
This is very interesting, and i don't know quiet what to make of it. I do not understand the title in relation to the poem, but it is a wonderful poem. Very touching and sweet. Thank you :)
 
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Loserrr122This 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. 22, 2011 at 7:56 pm:
I like it butm something about it keeps me at arms length.
 
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NeytiriThis 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. 20, 2011 at 3:55 pm:
So touching. What else have you written? I remember reading something of yours and crying because it was so good!!! :D
 
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JoshMacThis 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. 31, 2011 at 10:27 pm:
After spending too long just hoping people would read my poetry, I decided to read someone else's. Glad I did. I love it.
 
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Its.beautiful.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. said...
Oct. 31, 2011 at 6:45 am:
noo. not at all..
 
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livelovesmileThis 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. 17, 2011 at 11:09 am:

I love the mood this poem gives.

Please comment and rate my new poem "Safe On A Cloud"!! I would really appreciate it! Thanks!

 
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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...
Aug. 26, 2011 at 6:34 pm:
THIS IS HOT...I REALLY LIKE IT....5/5....DNT FOEGET TO VISIT ME,AND ALSO RATE AND COMMENT
 
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xximjustmexxThis 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. 4, 2011 at 6:16 pm:
i really like this poem. it says a lot. can you PLEASE vote and comment my poems? theres a lot of them, but even just commenting on one will make me a very happy person:)
 
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inkers said...
Jul. 13, 2011 at 7:37 pm:
Awesome work. I love the feeling it gave me. <3
 
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Sincerely,Erika said...
Jun. 21, 2011 at 11:47 pm:
I like it. its got meaning. :D
 
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Aderes18This 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. 25, 2011 at 7:42 pm:
This poem brings back a lot of memories for me!
 
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mcnwritingsoul said...
Mar. 3, 2011 at 6:32 pm:
im young and STARVING for feedback!!! can you guys plllzzzz comment on my poems??
 
Aderes18This 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...
Mar. 25, 2011 at 7:43 pm :
Where are your poems?
 
ElleNicole replied...
Jul. 13, 2011 at 11:46 am :
Comment on mine, too, please? My poem is 'Change' ... thanks if you do.
 
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shybuthappyThis 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. 5, 2010 at 8:09 pm:
you write soo well so gray. I'm Jelous.
 
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thatpoetgirl said...
Oct. 22, 2010 at 4:57 pm:
this is amazing! i love it lots 
 
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CLC93 This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. said...
Jul. 26, 2010 at 3:46 pm:
Nice poem. I like the almost surrealistic tone it has. :D
 
oracle-of-nonsense This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. replied...
Jul. 26, 2010 at 9:02 pm :
Surrealistic, you say? ;) I'm glad you like it.
 
CLC93 This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. replied...
Jul. 27, 2010 at 10:28 am :
Yes, but I mean surrealistic in a good way. It reminded me of a surrealistic writing class I took this summer that I really enjoyed.
 
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abeatlesfan65 said...
Jul. 26, 2010 at 12:21 pm:
Good poem! I especially like the last two lines "it carefully flipped my world." That's great!
 
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CourtneyLou said...
Jul. 4, 2010 at 9:53 pm:
I really like it its diffrent not just another poem :)
 
oracle-of-nonsense This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. replied...
Jul. 26, 2010 at 9:02 pm :
Thank you! :)
 
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weloveyouso This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. said...
Jul. 4, 2010 at 7:54 pm:
very cool and very unique
 
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metaphor-mouse This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. said...
May 21, 2010 at 6:10 pm:
there isn't such a thing as a "lame poem" :)
 
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oracle-of-nonsense This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. said...
May 21, 2010 at 9:14 pm:
Please don't leave comments like this on my page. Your comment has nothing to do with anything, and you went out of your way to be mean. Control yourself.
 
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margierose This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. said...
May 21, 2010 at 7:51 am:
This is one of my favorite poems on teenink. I love it! and pearl jam too haha. Would you mind reading some of my poems? I'd be interested as to what you'd think of them...
 
oracle-of-nonsense This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. replied...
May 21, 2010 at 9:15 pm :
Really? I'm sort of tired of it getting onto the front page all the time, but I'm glad you like it.
 
Eilatan This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. replied...
Jul. 4, 2010 at 11:30 am :
how can you be tired of a poem getting onto the front page? it's your work. you submittted it and people liked it a lot. that's not a bad thing. I'd like to have MY work on the front page, I'll trade with you anytime! be thankful for what you have
 
oracle-of-nonsense This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. replied...
Jul. 4, 2010 at 10:23 pm :
It is really nice. I just don't think it's one of my best. I don't think it deserves as much attention as it's getting. I guess I wish that other works would get looked at too.
 
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another_teenage_itiot said...
Apr. 29, 2010 at 11:14 am:
I like this one. Its neat how you put in the info u did. btw, Pearl Jam rocks!
 
oracle-of-nonsense This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. replied...
May 21, 2010 at 9:15 pm :
I figure a little background info always makes a poem more personal. :]
 
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KICK3593 This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. said...
Apr. 7, 2010 at 8:16 pm:
Now I want to read Camus...
 
oracle-of-nonsense This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. replied...
Apr. 8, 2010 at 3:55 pm :
You should. ;)
 
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SolvoAnimus said...
Mar. 19, 2010 at 3:13 am:
haha .
 
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VoiceOfYesterday This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. said...
Feb. 22, 2010 at 7:35 pm:
Wow, I really loved this one. The last two lines really make you think.
It's really nice how you can get some much emotion into just a few lines. I wish I could do that!
 
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sleeplessdreamer said...
Feb. 22, 2010 at 5:07 pm:
I didn't really like it... until the end and then I reread it and fell in love with it. Great job! Check out my work?
 
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RainieLee said...
Feb. 22, 2010 at 11:00 am:
This is really cute!!! The way you fitted the words together, it's just...perfect! Concise but with a bite. Love it. P.S. Take a look at my work? http ://www.teenink .com /poetry/free_verse/article/179356/Free-Me/
 
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tara* said...
Jan. 31, 2010 at 8:49 pm:
If only all of the silent guardians could know when they carefully flip someone's world.. this is an amazing piece and thank you for sharing the background on it..sometimes I think poetry should be taken and read for what it is, by itself, but there are some, like this one, that knowing the origin/inspiration contributes to it that much more. Because we all have those jerks, but we also have silent guardians flipping our worlds. Thank You for this poem!
 
oracle-of-nonsense This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. replied...
Feb. 2, 2010 at 5:29 pm :
Yes, if only. I think it's sort of such an abstract poem, that a background is necessary to even understand it. Thank God for that balance! :) Thank you.
 
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allmostfamous said...
Jan. 31, 2010 at 12:11 pm:
nice job i really like this. check out my work?
 
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PurpleMidnightThis 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. 26, 2009 at 12:56 pm:
Wow, this is great! Your one of the few people who aren't afraid to write and someone whos other work I will definetly check out as well. Great Job, never stop writing.
 
oracle-of-nonsense This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. replied...
Nov. 26, 2009 at 2:59 pm :
Thank you, I really appreciate that. :)
 
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megm5099 said...
Nov. 16, 2009 at 10:29 am:
wow i like it! this definitly describes all the jerks in the world
 
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bamboom212 said...
Nov. 5, 2009 at 7:28 pm:
Ha, very true bout the jerks ;) and thanks, i will try. I'm more of a writer than poet. I'd love to keep reading ur work, & maybe sometime u could with mine. lol u seem like a pro, so I'll definetly come 2 ya 4 comments ;P
 
oracle-of-nonsense This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. replied...
Nov. 6, 2009 at 8:59 pm :
Well, have you posted any of your writing? I guess I could just not be lazy and go look, right? ;) I dunno about a pro, but I've been writing since I was about 10, so I have a little experience. ;)
 
bamboom212This 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...
Nov. 8, 2009 at 8:12 pm :
Ha well ur very good as I've mentioned ;) Yes, I did write a piece but haven't been told if it has been put online. Lol it waz just something I wrote out of nothing, just being bored the other day :P Hehe I'll let ya know wen something is online. It'd be gr8 & rele kOoL 2 hav sum1 read it.
 
oracle-of-nonsense This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. replied...
Nov. 8, 2009 at 8:27 pm :
Thank you. :) Yeah, let me know whenever they put it up, and I'll go have a looksee.
 
bamboom212This 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...
Nov. 8, 2009 at 8:37 pm :
Sure, that'd b awesome thx. It's been like a week but I will. Same 4 u too. I'd luvv 2 read more :P
 
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