Poems written by teens | Teen Ink

Poetry


Top voted Poetry

Poetry
#97121voted by our readers
By HPGGMRAR GOLD
Kennesaw, Georgia

I am from dust and yellowing pages From shelves and the Dewey Decimal System From the millions of words lining a library’s infinite walls I am from faeries and Secret gar...
HPGGMRAR GOLD, Kennesaw, Georgia
14 articles 6 photos 91 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I musn&#039;t forget I&#039;m alive.&quot;<br /> Ray Bradbury (Dandelion Wine)


#97122 Poetry
By Yvetteee GOLD
Tucson, Arizona
Yvetteee GOLD, Tucson, Arizona
13 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#97123 Poetry
By CaptainFabulous GOLD
Gray Summit, Missouri
CaptainFabulous GOLD, Gray Summit, Missouri
17 articles 0 photos 62 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Sometimes I believe in as many as six impossible things before breakfast&quot; - Lewis Carroll

#97124 Poetry
By Makenna Farrier BRONZE
St. Peters, Missouri
Makenna Farrier BRONZE, St. Peters, Missouri
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#97125 Poetry
By AsylumAlice GOLD
San Jose, California
AsylumAlice GOLD, San Jose, California
16 articles 0 photos 10 comments
#97126 Poetry
By Elizabeth007 BRONZE
Bay City, Michigan
Elizabeth007 BRONZE, Bay City, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#97127 Poetry
Dwight_Eisenflower PLATINUM, Luray, Virginia
21 articles 4 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
Those who move beyond the most blatant aspect of what I do will then understand<br /> What I am trying to say.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -Marilyn Manson

#97128 Poetry
By TokaTurtle BRONZE
Franklin, Wisconsin
TokaTurtle BRONZE, Franklin, Wisconsin
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#97129 Poetry
You
By BamaBelle17 GOLD
Tucson, Arizona
BamaBelle17 GOLD, Tucson, Arizona
13 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is like a box of crayons. Most people are the 8-color boxes, but what you&rsquo;re really looking for are the 64-color boxes with the sharpeners o the back. I fancy myself to be a 64-color box, though I&rsquo;ve got a few missing. It&rsquo;s okay though, because I&rsquo;ve got some more vibrant colors like periwinkle at my disposal. I have a bit of a problem though in that I can only meet 8-color boxes. Does anyone else have that problem? I mean there are so many different colors of life, of feeling, of articulation so when I meet some one who&rsquo;s an 8-color type&hellip; I&rsquo;m like &ldquo;hey girl, magenta!&rdquo; and she&rsquo;s like &ldquo;Oh you mean purple!&rdquo; and she goes off on her purple thing, and I&rsquo;m like, &ldquo;No, I want magenta!&rdquo; &ndash;John Mayer

#97130 Poetry
By Sushi3195 GOLD
Solon, Ohio
Sushi3195 GOLD, Solon, Ohio
13 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We are who we are. She is she. He is he. you are you. I am I. But when he and she come together or you and i come together... we are no longer taking on the world by ourselves... but with each other.&quot;- Kyle King<br /> <br /> &quot;think of the trees around us, some