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- Poetry > Free Verse
Never too many rays of sun do shine Or needles on the soaring pine Never too many waves in the ocean blue Or evergreen blades atop with dew I’ll never live to see the day When all around me voices say Too much pink in the evening sky Too many clouds passing by From my love I’ll never... - Fiction > RomanceI begin this picturesque Sunday morning with two thoughts. They both are seemingly transient, meant to flutter away by the time I’ve finished combing my hair. The first reminds me that the house is completely empty until four o’ clock which gives me ample time to cook a pancake breakfast for o...
- Poetry > SonnetPlease help me to write For his eyes to see And his heart to feel What I’ve come to be Six months have gone by The pain is still here I want to cry out It just isn’t fair Sure I’ll go on dates A kiss here and there The feelings don’t last No guy can com...
- Poetry > Free VerseLove and Lust are fraternal They are twins all the same With sinfully similar motives And slightly different names Love lives in the sky among clouds Lust dwells in a shimmering star Love brings two souls together Lust tends to shine from afar The favorite game they like to play Goes b...
- Poetry > Free VerseWords float around my head I can’t manage to organize them More than anything I want to write something worthwhile Today my mind is like a flower cut off at the stem So many topics to chose from But none seem to be good enough Should my poem be corny? Or would you rather it be rough? T...
- Poetry > All PoetryLove is the word. Love is the word for passion and happiness. But who knows the word for when you never want to feel his fingers unclasp from yours. Or when you want his arms around you always. Or not being able to remember a time where you went a day without hearing his voice, seeing his...
- Fiction > Sci-fi/FantasyTraditional princesses have round, bright doe eyes, rosy cheeks, slim figures, and youthful charm. Princess Dragomiroff is unlike any fairtytale princess. The elderly royalty’s face looks as if it is stuck in a permanent grimace. Her mouth twists impatiently as if she just tasted cough medicine...
- Poetry > Free VerseBehind most shades lie colored eyes Behind their eyes are dollar signs Laughing, chatting, hide those secrets Keep mouths paid shut and people clueless His tie is encrusted with diamonds Her purse is filled to the rim with bills His conscience heavy with guilt and lies Her bed is empty no o...
- Poetry > Free VerseI was looking for answers in countless places Searching for souls in cracks and spaces Like writing in the clouds Like in horoscope columns Or even the inside of fortune cookies When it came to finding answers I was one of many rookies I was wishing for things I wanted so badly I wished ...
- Poetry > Free VerseYour face looks like it's leaving Your eyes move like they're gone And though we've yet to say hello Your voice sounds like goodbye...
- Fiction > RomanceNight 1: You looked at me with curiosity, but your timid eyes defied you. Day 1: You smiled goofily at me and approached with your shoes scraping the pavement. The question barely left your perfect lips yet I was stunned. I was dream ridden. Day 2: Sunshine was not the cause of the sweat dripp...
- Nonfiction > Personal ExperienceSome call me a blessing; some call me a curse. People ought to call me a saint! If only they knew what I have to put up with daily. I'm the one who listen's to everybody's road rage and music pounding through my body. I'll tell you; it gives me a headache. I'm constantl...
- Hot Topics > Letters to the EditorIs it Science or Humans? After reading an article in the drugs/alcohol/smoking section of Teen Ink, I was quite astonished to find so much positive feedback on something I personally felt was disturbing. While I respect everybody’s own opinion, I can’t help but feeling a simple ignorance i...
- Poetry > BalladIn a classroom packed with peers she laughs among the chatter This girl of only fourteen years blends in with all the rest In a situation this ordinary what could possibly be the matter She presses her glossed lips together and flips her perfect hair Her teacher walks slowly to the board plast...
- Fiction > Realistic FictionShe wears short skirts that reveal tanned legs and low cut shirts over her flat abs only because she wants attention. She raises her hand with unpainted fingernails in class and gets fabulous grades only because she is a braniac. She draws heartfelt, meaningful art only because she is depressed. ...
- Opinion > Pop Culture / TrendsEnd the Violence It’s everywhere I look in different forms. In video games played by eight year olds, silly Iphone applications, music videos, television shows, and more. The sources of violence go on and on. When I think about what I want in our world peace comes to my mind. I feel like my...
- Fiction > RomanceWhen I was four years old I made a jewelry box out of ribbon and duct tape and beads and glitter. It was the first thing I had ever accomplished on my own. Later in my life, I put a ring made of a dollar bill inside of the box. I loved the way the ruby red heart on the ring reflected the red glit...
- Fiction > RomanceLove is like gravity, for which there is no permanent release. Regardless of what you do to try to avoid it, love will remain in life. You can jump up in hopes of defying gravity, but you can not stay out of its reach. Gravity will keep you centered. The same is true for love. You can jump out...
- Poetry > SonnetRain cleans the mountains like a new white board They turn so green and camouflage the trees I would look at them all day and not be bored With my hair gently swaying in the breeze Sunshine is bright and lovely in the sky Sun is good for playing at the park Picking flowers outside no more go...
- Poetry > Free VerseThis is a poem for the woman who haunts my dreams whose words strike at me like whips but Your son, your son nothing like you Yet you do not see that my smile is his smile and that his laughter is my laughter You are oblivious to his beautiful mind Whose son needs me in his life and whose son e...
- Poetry > Free VerseTraveling is buying hand painted ornaments in Mexico, even though Christmas is six months away Traveling is eating salads from Starbucks everyday and refusing to try the mystery meat Traveling is sitting in an airplane and as you fly, feeling invincible, through white, fluffy clouds to a farawa...
- Poetry > LimerickEyes can smile but they do forget how I remember the joy but the tears collide now Feelings carry me far, but it’s up to me to run back And once I’ve arrived the question is how to get on the newest track Pain etches in at the easiest of times Creating a small haven for my insecurity to shi...
- Poetry > Free VerseI remember eating frozen TV dinners like lasagna and linguini, and thinking they were gourmet, rich foods. I remember sharing a flower quilted bed with my two cousins and exchanging secretes in giggles and whispers every night. I remember snatching my grandpa’s jar of colorful, tasty jellybeans ...
- Poetry > Free VerseStrength is clear It sounds like a room full of silent warriors with wise eyes It smells like salty sweat dripping from an athlete’s body It tastes like crisp, replenishing water on a scorching, hot day. Strength feels like looking into a mirror and seeing your best qualities staring back at y...
