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

Poetry


Top voted Poetry

Back
Poetry
#280651voted by our readers
A Moment in Time
By Anonymous

The whispering wind Bites An empty night’s M i s t No light Shines through Black clouds A beautiful view All may f l o a t a w a y And touch...
#280652 Poetry
Punished
By Squircle2 SILVER
Draper, Utah
Squircle2 SILVER, Draper, Utah
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I am writing my own life story. The only bad thing is I am writing in pen and cannot erase my mistakes.

View profile
#280653 Poetry
I Need You Too Much
By mermaid-hair SILVER
Brooklyn, New York
mermaid-hair SILVER, Brooklyn, New York
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
View profile
#280654 Poetry
Poke-love
By Rafen325 BRONZE
Centereach, New York
Rafen325 BRONZE, Centereach, New York
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
I have studied the ancient pagan faiths that came before this more recent obsession with a single, divine creator. They seem to have focused more on the fundamental forces at play in the world around us and less on arbitrary moral rules... <br /> The sun rises in the morning and sets in the evening. The tides ebb and flow. Grass grows, withers, dies, and then in time, emerges from the ground once more. The air turns warm then cools and back again. Some hidden energy keeps us fitted to the ground and pulls us back when we attempt to leave it. <br /> Each of these movements was represented before by a god or goddess. Each force given face, but recognized as something distinct and powerful. Which is not to say there were not connections between these forces &ndash; a pantheon of individual spirits &ndash; of rules. Invisible hands guiding the progress of the world around us. <br /> And so here there was an attempt to categorize, study, explain, and understand the way things work &ndash; even if it was flawed. But no more. Now we are asked to succumb to a far more simplified explanation. How naive to believe there might be a single answer to every question. Every mystery. That there exists a lone divine light which rules over all. They say it is a light that brings truth and love. I say it is a light that blinds us &ndash; and forces us to stumble about in ignorance. <br /> I long for the day when men turn away from invisible monsters and once more embrace a more rational view of the world. But these new religions are so convenient &ndash; and promise such terrible punishment should one reject them &ndash; I worry that fear shall keep us stuck to what is surely the greatest lie ever told.

View profile
#280655 Poetry
Love Did Us Wrong
By aly.martinez SILVER
Fullerton, California
aly.martinez SILVER, Fullerton, California
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
This is a literature class, and that&#039;s what writers do. We put pen to paper in times of devastating tragedy. And we just try and make sense of it. Maybe we&#039;ll find clarity in some of those words. Maybe we&#039;ll find peace. - One Tree Hill

View profile
#280656 Poetry
ode to boxing
By Anonymous
#280657 Poetry
tonka
By Anonymous
#280658 Poetry
'Round and 'Round
By Anonymous
#280659 Poetry
Four Corners
By derek holland BRONZE
Odenton, Maryland
derek holland BRONZE, Odenton, Maryland
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
View profile
#280660 Poetry
Maybe I Am Stupid
By Haiku BRONZE
Ridgeway, Virginia
Haiku BRONZE, Ridgeway, Virginia
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
A quote of my own: &quot;Whenever you feel like you don&rsquo;t fit in, just remember; it&rsquo;s not that you don&rsquo;t belong with everyone else, it&rsquo;s that you stand out from them all.&quot;

View profile