Glitter | Teen Ink
  1. Home
  2. Poetry
  3. Free Verse
  4. Glitter

Glitter

July 20, 2013
By whispersofwonder BRONZE, Mason, Michigan
More by this author
whispersofwonder BRONZE, Mason, Michigan
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
View profile

She wrote about a girl
who saved the world
and had a star upon her arm:
a mark that meant no harm.
But the author of that story had the same star,
only on her own skin, she called it a scar.
She covered it with her sleeves but spoke of it often,
always talking about how she wanted it to soften,
yet digging it deeper without any direction
and making it burn to get attention.
She buried herself in pity, and let herself unwind,
never once allowing the star to shine.
A mouthful of glitter used to swear,
a list of reasons not to care,
all tied together in a bow,
given to everyone she knows.
And she continued to write the story of the girl,
ignoring all the marks she was making in the real world.

© Leah T., Sewickley, PA

The author's comments:
As a writer, I write a lot about people who I want to be or meet. However, my writing contains my own ideas, and all of these characters that I think are so much more interesting than I am were created by me, and are therefore a part of me. This poem is about underestimating ourselves, and comparing ourselves to other people, whether they're fictional or real. We often see traits that we love within other people, yet we can't always identify them within ourselves.
Post a comment
Submit your own

Similar Articles

Previous Next
Poetry
The Top
By imperfection GOLD
Gilroy, California
imperfection GOLD, Gilroy, California
17 articles 9 photos 45 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Dream as though you&#039;ll live forever, live as though you&#039;ll die today.&quot;<br /> ~James Dean (1931-1955), American Motion Picture Actor, symbol of rebellion

View profile
Poetry
The Protectors' of the World
By Arbys GOLD
Dobbs Ferry, New York
Arbys GOLD, Dobbs Ferry, New York
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.&quot;Edgar Allan Poe<br /> &quot;A dream doesn&#039;t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. ~Colin Powell&quot; ~ Colin Powell<br /> &quot;Wisdom is not finally tested in the schools, Wisdom <br /> &quot;A poem is never finished, only abandoned.&quot;-Paul Valery

View profile
Poetry
Breathing
By costarican93 GOLD
Washington, Louisiana
costarican93 GOLD, Washington, Louisiana
14 articles 0 photos 33 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The city looks so pretty do you want to burn it with me?&quot;- Hollywood Undead

View profile
Poetry
The Backyard
By CarlyG GOLD
Emmaus, Pennsylvania
CarlyG GOLD, Emmaus, Pennsylvania
10 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do.&quot; H. Jackson Brown Jr.

View profile
Poetry
cry
By carreyelaine GOLD
Arlington, Tennessee
carreyelaine GOLD, Arlington, Tennessee
12 articles 4 photos 1 comment
View profile
Poetry
unnamed
By Mew13 SILVER
Princeton, New Jersey
Mew13 SILVER, Princeton, New Jersey
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If there were to be a universal sound depicting peace, I would surly vote for the purr.&quot;<br /> (Barbara L. Diamond)

View profile

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 0 comments.