guava juice seeps through the fabric;
the stain (stark and sweet), obvious as can be,
does not shrink, but merely grow bolder
until it cannot flourish any longer
and the moist smudge desiccates.
the color then loses its blanket of panache;
warm zest turns pale (insipid and lonesome)
as ...
The bus swerved around the corner and abruptly
Halted in a frenzy of squeaking brakes.
I fumbled through my pocket and
Extracted an outdated map,
To discover that my destination
Had at last presented itself.
Clutching my unwieldy luggage,
I hastily made my way towards
The open door....
coquina shells sprawled about the shore
containing the scraps of you and me,
shattered and jaundiced with age.
they have to sit to keep from drifting
into the foaming tethers of the sea.
but
now
you plunge, with little more than the faith
that this abyss will reveal its roots,
and...
i painted a man
with distorted features
fringed by incessant streaks
and eyes dripping of despair.
there was a soiled mirror
intended for introspection
and a washbasin for cogitation
beneath a clamped wristwatch.
the man was static, melancholy,
clutching his head
in a defeated manner;...
Setting: It is the year 1832 in the county of Lancashire, England. The scene opens in Cotton Textile Factory #26, where children are lined along the machinery and busy at work. Many are operating the cotton looms, while others are occupied with weaving and spinning. The screeching sound of runnin...
The iridescent image of the annual county carnival vanished from the rear-view mirror as the gray subcompact careened down the highway. In the back seat was a boy; four days past his sixth birthday, a grin smothered across his face, a clenched grip on an inflated plastic bag. Triumph at the beanba...
Read Teen Ink in Print!
Get a real, paper Teen Ink Magazine delivered to your door 10 times a year. Makes a great gift!
Chat with other Teen Ink members
Teen Ink's chat is available to Teen Ink members only. If you're aged 13-19, please sign up or log in.