Poems written by teens | Teen Ink

Poetry


Top voted Poetry

Poetry
#59151voted by our readers
By Andy Redden BRONZE
Wilmington, Delaware

Long hallways filled with artificial light burn my tired eyes The smell of high-grade Formica fills the hospital Long uncomfortable hours, waiting, hoping, but knowing Bad new...
Andy Redden BRONZE, Wilmington, Delaware
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

#59152 Poetry
By emokitzu BRONZE
Slickville, Pennsylvania
emokitzu BRONZE, Slickville, Pennsylvania
4 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Well, my father's family name being Pirrup, and my Christian name being Phillup, my infant tongue could-" "Shut up, Pip!" "Right-o." -South Park, Pip Pirrup and Eric Cartman

#59153 Poetry
By McCauliflower SILVER
Whitinsville, Massachusetts
McCauliflower SILVER, Whitinsville, Massachusetts
6 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
“There's nothing fundamentally wrong with people. Given a story to enact that puts them in accord with the world, they will live in accord with the world. But given a story to enact that puts them at odds with the world, as yours does, they will live at odds with the world. Given a story to enact in which they are the lords of the world, they will ACT like lords of the world. And, given a story to enact in which the world is a foe to be conquered, they will conquer it like a foe, and one day, inevitably, their foe will lie bleeding to death at their feet, as the world is now.”

#59154 Poetry
By lnsims_98 PLATINUM
Waxhaw, North Carolina
lnsims_98 PLATINUM, Waxhaw, North Carolina
43 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33

#59155 Poetry
Jezmondinie PLATINUM, Tonbridge, Other
30 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

#59156 Poetry
By Anonymous
#59157 Poetry
By SageWhitaker BRONZE
Lewisvile, Texas
SageWhitaker BRONZE, Lewisvile, Texas
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#59158 Poetry
By mckennaxoxo PLATINUM
Louisville, Kentucky
mckennaxoxo PLATINUM, Louisville, Kentucky
27 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
the role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say. -anais nin

#59159 Poetry
By dbatch BRONZE
Shirley, Massachusetts
dbatch BRONZE, Shirley, Massachusetts
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#59160 Poetry
By haquearsh GOLD
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
haquearsh GOLD, Elizabethtown, Kentucky
16 articles 4 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Now a soft kiss<br /> Aye, by that kiss<br /> I vow an endless bliss.&quot;<br /> -John Keats, Endymion