She lay on the hospital bed, speechless, as the news played on the television before her. The images played over and over again, devastating sequences forever blazed into her memory. She turned her head away from the muted television; she hadn’t been able to stand the screams for long when the new...
It is a widely accepted fact that
On the aniversity of a human beings' birth
Said humans receive gifts
From those who cared enough to remember the date
This human
Is unsure how to proceed
For this creature
Remembered said date
Remembered said fact
But this human
Has not found a g...
"Be cool," he chastises, shaking his head in disapproval. My fists clench and in my mind I scream "Be real!" The group moves away from me, the silent sign ubove my head reading one dirty word: unworthy. I hold my head up, trying to look as nonchalant as I can, but they've al...
I feel tired
I feel drained
It's bad enough
Just seeing your name
I can't take this
Anymore
I can't let you
Walk on me like I'm the floor
Now all of a sudden
You give a care?
Now all of a sudden
Texting me "R U There?"
Why didn't you tell me that yo...
Flickering hope
Inside this fragile organ
As I watch. Listen.
You talk
But you don’t see me
I hear you while trying to hold tears
I want to yell, shout
Want to scream, exclaim
Notice me
I hide my broken heart
Why don’t you see me?
Why? I’m plain.
And broken.
I’m not vain.
I ju...
Think before you speak
Your knees are getting weak
Blinded by your lying tears
Your life seems so bleak
Foot in your mouth
Walls crashing down
Ohh, you slipped
I can taste the guilt on your lips, woah
Tell me, tell me, honestly
Was it all fake, was it fiction?
Now I’ve all this hurt...
I’m trying to live my life
With all of my fears and inhabitations behind me
But when I stare at the mirror
My broken eyes remind me
Of the consequences, oh, yeah, there are consequences
For not living life in the moment
For just a moment
I fell into your arms
I fell for all of your cha...
These days
Everyone expects you to read their minds
And these days
Everybody has to read between the lines
These days, maybe
The whole world is going crazy
Nothing ever has to make sense
But I have to say, in my defense
I have no idea what I'm doing here
Here I am, just wishing you wer...
You smiled, laughed, and walked away
From 4th hour class, on a Friday
And I knew, in my mind
It was the last time
I’d ever see you at school
But until that moment,
I didn’t realize life could be so cruel
So there you go, walking into your new life
So there you go, leaving me to take m...
“You'll never know until you try.”
I know Jane is right, but logic keeps up a steady supply of excuses. It won't work. I'll get my heart broken. If I take this risk, things won't end well.
My mouth is dry from arguing. Every excuse, every lie, every fear has already been sai...
I'm at the crossroads of destiny,
which road is the road for me?
I keep traveling on this street of safety,
or I can try to make my dream reality.
I’m at a fork in the road,
Should I write this story untold?
This true world is bitter and cold
It’s not the end, let this tale unfol...
I had a dream the other night. I dreamt of the future. I was about to graduate high school, soon to embark on the adventure known as college. I was happy to leave small-town U.S.A.
Since it was the future, you must have already gone off to college. We were strangers. I didn't recognize you when ...
Forget him, just move on
You’ve had a crush on him for far too long
There are other fish in the sea
You’ll find somebody else to fit you perfectly
Yeah, it’s cute the way he likes you
But it’s clear he’ll never say a word
Yeah, it’s cute how much you like him
But this whole thing ...
People say
That if you wish upon a star
Your desires and dreams will come true
People say
That wherever there’s a will
There’s sure to be a way
Well, I’ve hoped on every twinkling light in the sky
Every twinkle in your eye
But the magic won’t seem to work for me
And I’m willin...
Every time I close my eyes
And start to dream
I think of only your eyes
Think of what could be
And when my mind starts to wander
It doesn’t take me long
To remember that feeling when I was in your arms
The feeling that I
Belonged...
They don't really see her
The woman beyond the veil
They won't ever see her
The girl who seems so frail
They only know whats on the surface
They only see what she shows
If she speaks about less
She'll add to her woes
She has to be smart
Has to be the best
So the world wo...
If I could tell you one thing
It’d be about what I’d wished
The future would bring
Telling you how I feel
Is like doing a crossword puzzle in pen
If I’m wrong, I can’t take it back, it’s real
And what would happen then?
Telling you how much I care
Would be like loving a song bi...
Oh, I wish I had a time machine
So I could go back and tell you what you mean to me
But they say it is best to have loved and lost
Then never to love at all
Those moments I will cherish
If this never becomes more
I know it won’t, but I wish
We could become more
Oh, I wish I had a time ma...
You
You confuse me, delude me
lead me on and raise my hopes
You
Make me smile and make me frown
Make me dream and make me scream
You
get me to over-analyze everything
and come to incorrect conclusions
You aren't supposed to make me cry
Aren't supposed to let me ask why?
Love i...
Your smile makes me
Completely
Forget the words I mean to say
When you look at me, I
Completely
Forget where I am
When you talk to me, I
Completely
Forget why I was sad in the first place
When you make me feel happy,
Oh, I forget everything
That’s holding me back and stopping me
Fr...
Shields, worn with age
Defenses, once strong, fade
Those trusted now dead to the soul
Eyes ready to burst, overflow
Let me try to fix it, need to fix it
Even though I know I can’t fix it
Can’t save the day, today
There is no justice now, or ever
Just innocent martyrdom
There is no law...
Constantly moving, never ceasing, she wanders searching for another, another like her, yet unlike her. She can’t remember not looking for the missing piece, not yearning for completion.
It is a dismal cycle she endures, day after day. She is alone.
They come, sometimes solo, sometimes in swar...
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