Poems written by teens | Teen Ink
  1. Home
  2. Poetry
  3. Top voted Poetry

Poetry


Top voted Poetry

Back
Poetry
#227731voted by our readers
the stranger
By the_recreational_spirit GOLD
Halifax, Other

as i wait for someone to put some of their spare change in the sad excuse for a cup, that i have sitting on the sidewalk by my feet, I wonder how people can just walk right by me l...
the_recreational_spirit GOLD, Halifax, Other
18 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
look at life with every angle <br /> because the angle that you miss could be the one that changes your life

View profile
#227732 Poetry
"The Daring Jump"
By gameboy27 GOLD
Varnville, South Carolina
gameboy27 GOLD, Varnville, South Carolina
12 articles 0 photos 0 comments
View profile
#227733 Poetry
Hopes and Dreams
By AmberCrocker PLATINUM
Fall River, Massachusetts
AmberCrocker PLATINUM, Fall River, Massachusetts
25 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Fire is catching! And if we burn, you burn with us!&quot; Katniss Everdeen from Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

View profile
#227734 Poetry
Divorce
By lumpkinsrm PLATINUM
Hays, Kansas
lumpkinsrm PLATINUM, Hays, Kansas
34 articles 1 photo 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you fail to prepare, then you are preparing to fail.

View profile
#227735 Poetry
If I Wrote a Poem in Latin
By A.L.Sommer DIAMOND
Brookfield, Wisconsin
A.L.Sommer DIAMOND, Brookfield, Wisconsin
64 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, &#039;Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented?&#039; Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world; there is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that others won&#039;t feel insecure around you. We were all meant to shine as children do. We were all born to make manifest the glory of God that&#039;s within us - it&#039;s not just in some of us, it&#039;s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.&quot;<br /> -Nelson Mandela

View profile
#227736 Poetry
Perfect?
By Ampersand GOLD
Mount Desert, Maine
Ampersand GOLD, Mount Desert, Maine
12 articles 0 photos 54 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;RedVines! What the hell can&#039;t they do?&quot;

View profile
#227737 Poetry
My Love
By Joeb101 BRONZE
White Bear Lake, Minnesota
Joeb101 BRONZE, White Bear Lake, Minnesota
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
View profile
#227738 Poetry
Quilt MAG
By filmnoir BRONZE
Alpharetta, Georgia
filmnoir BRONZE, Alpharetta, Georgia
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
View profile
#227739 Poetry
The Siren and the Sailor
By daughterofthestars BRONZE
Fairmont, North Carolina
daughterofthestars BRONZE, Fairmont, North Carolina
1 article 1 photo 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Does my being half-naked bother you?&quot; Jacob Black

View profile
#227740 Poetry
I Want to Help
By PresleyH DIAMOND
Elsmere, Kentucky
PresleyH DIAMOND, Elsmere, Kentucky
65 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
There is freedom waiting for you<br /> on the breezes of the sky,<br /> and you ask &ldquo;What if I fall?&rdquo; <br /> Oh, but my darling,<br /> what if you fly?<br /> <br /> ~Eric Hanson

View profile