Teen Ink Magazine,
February 2004 :
Poetry Articles
Anthology by Taylor M., Charlotte, NC There were those cardinals, those Red-breasted gods of the trees When she was 7 whose Song kept her dancing Circles around that disoriented ... Continue...
C/O Regret by Courtney C., Midlothian, VA Here is my letter not stamped, unmailed, For all but you to read, Because nights of common indulgences Ended in mornings of apathy ... Continue...
February by Emily S., Hampton, NJ When the icicles hang Down from the gutters, on the houses of everyone you know, I spend
all day driving the yellow stripe, ... Continue...
February's Teasing by Emily S., Evanston, IL Crisp, crystallized, piercing Invigorating air Wistfully passes, fades, loosens As the sigh of the wind falls hushed To a fresh, pure, earthy warmth ... Continue...
For Victor by Melissa W., Calabasas, CA I wait for him Dressed like a Friday night On a Tuesday afternoon In red vine lipstick And black heeled shoes ... Continue...
Hormone High by Sarah H., Redondo Beach, CA They are the future They (the sweet thieves nymphish and long As shadows with the sun sunk foot low) Danced and I watched them Release their skinny arms into the ... Continue...
Insomniac Pt. 2 by Brittany B., St. Cloud, FL I know what awaits me in the morning maybe that is why I do not seek sleep. I do not want to go through the motions of pretending that I am still awake. My eyes are open, that's not the issue. ... Continue...
Lost in the Image by Jennifer L., San Antonio, TX centered around stereotyped ideals the greed and piety slowly strangle ... Continue...
Shadow Puppets by Ivy Marie S., Loganville, WI Fingers dancing against the wall The beauty in the shadows And darkness of it all Swirling and sliding Fingers tickling the paint ... Continue...
Sparks by Emily S., Sligo, PA i warmed myself in the glow of your skin, admiring the angle from which the blue in your eyes enhanced the thin, silver wisps of smoke ... Continue...
Spill Forth a Moon Rainbow by Megan K., Healdsburg, CA Release from my heart-shaped palms a rainbow of cursive wishes and ribbon dreams no stars can hold in their twinkling smile; eyelash moon inhales deep desires like the pale tide of feverish coffee, creamy incense ... Continue...
Her silence talks to trees, whose arms reach ... Continue...
The Wisdom of Taste Buds by Scott R., Oswego, IL Luscious strawberry tastes So sweet. Warm, passionately Satisfying juices. Each one like Saltwater should feed me, Quench my thirst, but only intensifies ... Continue...
when the night comes by Hilary B., Barrington, RI when i think you may be closer than you were the day before that is when the sun rises. ... Continue...
Why I Hate The Snow by Andrea M., Congers, NY I HATE snow It turns the sky ordinary gray The gray of that too-tight sweater that I yanked over my face to keep me warm When my face was gray from that fever I got from going outside on that day snow turned the sky gray ... Continue...
Your Shirts by Amber E., Congers, NY Soft, worn, faded, left to cover your carpet (I'll never know its color). ... Continue...
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