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Teen Ink Magazine, June 2008 : Poetry Articles

#21 by Sarah G., Manassas, VA Days have their Sleepy Tendencies With Beetles on their Shores – Their Hearts will glow – their cities burn – With oceans on their Moors ... Continue...	A Poem To … by Anonymous, Culver, IN This is a poem to john I do not capitalize the name Of a hypocrite Of a racist Of a let-down ... Continue...
A Tragedy by Shakespeare by Wendy W., Columbus, MT Life is a tragedy by Shakespeare, the occasional laugh, the occasional cry, it is filled with villains and heroes and conflict on both sides and in the end, everyone dies. Continue...	African Society by Garrett E., Plainfield, NJ Color of my skin making me who I am, who I am set out to be … No different from other human beings this sphere ... Continue...
All That Remains by Holly T., Middletown, RI Voices echo in my head softly … calmly … hauntingly … Memories dance in my mind like figures on a roll of film Faded, fading, dying His face enters my dreams, His hands hold onto mine ... Continue...	An Almost Awkward Silence by Desiree G., Cressona, PA Dependent upon your words, I wait to hear. Something resurrected from my Childhood hopes. Locked beneath my own pages, ... Continue...
An Indefinitely Surprising Return by Kayla C., Clinton, MI Progress is being made, hearts are built up. Built to break. In the meantime, the silence and secrecy through the distance is causing me to Live my life through a phone. Continue...	An Issue of Pride by Mike R., Davisburg, MI He collapses and begins to weep. After an uncountable amount of time he wipes his red eyes and dries his tear-stained cheeks. He checks his voice; no croaking. Back downstairs he spies his target. No apologies tonight. The yelling continues and the fight drags on. Continue...
Anno Domini by Emilia A., Clarkston, MI I want the infant eyes I once had, Untainted and good. I’d like to live in you again. Sometimes I push my head ... Continue...	Ants by Nigel H., Gibsonia, PA The ants swarm out of the anthill, Off to fight the war. For Queen and hive! For Glory and God! Locked in mortal combat, Fighting their little war, They don’t look up; They don’t see the foot come down. Continue...
Appearance by Lyn W., Louisville, KY We sit. I in my desk, and she in her tree. Both surrounded by thousands like us. At first glance, We have no individuality, ... Continue...	Bald by Samantha L., Gilford, NH The sliding doors lead me into a nightmare Rows and rows of hollow eyes and balding heads. Fear permeates my skin, like radiation to theirs. Their worries are hidden behind blockades of support ... Continue...
Ballet by Sara B., Nokesville, VA Satin slippers, with limbs of ribbon edges frayed from time and use overuse. Countless hours wasted practicing precise dance forms that audiences will never truly appreciate. Her bone structure screams for ... Continue...	Biblioteq by Diana C., Worcester, MA I may never be able to decipher the Cyrillic languages with their characters so deceptively similar to my own, asking me to misinterpret. ... Continue...
Blissfully Numb by Jessica R., Solon, OH Even the whitest of snow turns ashen, mere slush in respect to the pristine beauty it once was until the heat becomes too much and overwhelms the weak defenses ... Continue...	Books by Kelsie A., Indianapolis, IN They call to me, enticing From my overflowing shelves, Their pages softly yearning To share their untold wealth. ... Continue...
But You Didn’t by Landis Marie F., Alpharetta, GA I took a slice of moon and put it my hair But you didn’t say I glowed. I scattered the stars in my eyes, But you didn’t say ... Continue...	Carved Orange Lilies by Lily C., Santa Monica, CA A wild escapade through the Carved orange lilies We will take Shade and light Dreamers and unbelievers ... Continue...
Chasing Childhood by Alisa T., Chevy Chase, MD I had a dream last night Where I saw childhood run away. I chased it ’til I could no more And everything faded to gray ... Continue...	Chip-Uh by Cecilia B., Stafford, VA His once smooth black and white coat, his noble proboscis, were not accountable with his current emaciated ... Continue...
Compass by Kenza M., Santo Domingo, DR there was that one overwhelming moment the world exploding fuchsia and sunshine, the lines of the map ... Continue...	Copper Hair by Kimberly T., Park City, UT He takes out his almost too large wax box. Picking and choosing which tools to use. As he prepares the ski he prepares his mind for work. Brushing … Pushing the copper along the luminous black base, ... Continue...
Corporate Chess by Christos S., Wyckoff, NJ As they run into the shadows Undercover of the rain, They come across a wounded ally, Blinded by his pain. He looks at them and he says, ... Continue...	Counseling Sessions by Emily W., St. Peters, MO A year Five months Fifty dollars a week One red couch Someone to talk to ... Continue...
During That Winter by Oliva D., Farmington, NY During that winter When snowmen came alive You had to see to believe Perfect Pristine ... Continue...	Endings by Jordan S., Pittsburgh, PA I. Restless Kipling Road Father said it’d all be better by morning. To hush my hands and all their flailing. ... Continue...
Epitaphs and Clichés by Celia L., Ashburn, VA I am a writer of epitaphs and clichés love songs, My fingers are covered with ink and my body with bruises. Look past my first impression and I can be your sundress bride and you my pinstriped lover ... Continue...	Fade to Winter by Paige H., Oak Ridge, TN The rustle of leaves surrounds me Like rain unseen It pings the dirt And stops so fast. ... Continue...
Fake by Elisha L., Canton, OH you’re all fake, you wax people, mannequins dressed for Paris, doing everything, everything expected of you, assuming roles, snatching positions, lining up in flawless rows to battle, ... Continue...	For You, Grandma by Jourdan U., Roslyn Heights, NY I do not see her growing old With lids that limp and weigh with years, Yet not imprisoned within the bound confines of her many volumes She sparks, she lights, she sings Songs of God-intoxicated psalmists ... Continue...
Forget Ginkgo by Arthur G., Chicago, IL Media promises fast cars, big dreams But my G.I. Joe Kung Fu grip can’t grasp The toy soldier thought platoons and war teams Fighting doubts with synaptic head gun rasp. ... Continue...	From the Bleachers by Christine S., Grinnell, IA I sit in the bleachers admiring his arms his legs his face as he pummels the ball ... Continue...
Frozen in Time by Shaina K., Solon, OH I am lying in the snow The delicate ice crystals fall on my frigid face My childhood has been frozen in time Memories echo through the crisp air ... Continue...	Go, Girl by Samantha R., Coral Gables, FL Run, girl Flee from your dreams Too optimistic Find a new reality ... Continue...
Gossip Hurts by Danielle D., Omaha, NE Gossip hurts Popular or not Sheltered by the quiet I hide the hurt Continue...	Gratitude by Jarrett B., Franklin Lakes, NJ Your white-capped summit is calling, Waiting for those who will claim it first There is nothing more for anyone’s wanting Than to make your fresh powder bubbles burst While on your peak gazing down ... Continue...
Green Light, Red Light by Karla B., Arlington Heights, IL You sit on the shag rug To your left, a bin filled with old Polaroids, Dirtied around the edges from years of fingerprints To your right, your old black Labrador His tail thumps against the side of your nightstand ... Continue...	Grim Reality by Maggie G., Barrington, IL Denial I close my eyes, open them again & reread the text message, “dead” … there it is. My mouth drops and my jaw quivers. ... Continue...
He Didn’t Know by Whitney B., Clarkston, MI Packed bags and tears on the dreaded day that my cousin left for the war. Infinite hugs and kisses ... Continue...	He’s Going Somewhere Today by Keni P., Plainfield, NJ Two days later his ticket turns to a place buses come from all over to pick him up. Black turns to color spaces become filled in ... Continue...
Her Sad Eyes by Jordan S., Clarkston, MI I find myself thinking As I stroll down the hallway The students bring scenes of jungle chaos to my mind Students fight ’til the death A teacher scrambles ... Continue...	Hot by Gabrielle G., Edmonds, WA a curve in the dark was all you’d see two shadows in the 3:00 nighttime streetlamp light a heartbeat thunder of two breaths ... Continue...
How to Survive a Fairy Tale by Karissa E., Spokane Valley, WA If you should find yourself lost in a book, Where certainly no one would think to look, Follow these tips to keep yourself safe, From witch, or from troll, or cold-blooded snake. ... Continue...	I Belong to Music by Sima R., Albuquerque, NM We’ve all seen heart fiends, dumb beings, moral shot with a bullet Diluted wonderland selves praying to be accepted by nobodies Romance cutting hearts in half and leaving them under a tint of blue I cozy up to grinding notes that slit my throat and make me float Fill me up better than one of ... Continue...
I Float Back by Na’Tia H., Lexington, KY I float back to you like a habit that’s hard for me to break let you break me more and more with each kiss each touch until I’m finally just a pile of broken bones beneath your feet Continue...	I Live by Poems by Audree S., Los Angeles, CA I live by poems lined with pungent verbs and enriched with vigorous nouns collaborating and singing together to concoct a symphony ... Continue...
Immortality by Melinda C., Tigard, OR Solitary Confinement here Ice-cold bars Never escaping from this Eternity Continue...	Inside My Luggage by Danica Z., Congers, NY Nobody knows Nobody sees The bag that’s sitting next to me Invisible to all I meet The bag that hides at my feet ... Continue...
Is It Real? by Josef T., Wyckoff, NJ Going back, way back, In the depths, The primordial ooze, Back to the bang that sparked the universe, What’s matter? ... Continue...	It’s Too Early by Josh S., New City, NY No, not yet Just five more minutes Let me stay Head rested on a fluffy Gray-sheeted pillow ... Continue...
Jerusalem by Lauren M., Clarkston, MI The sun was born here to bake the clay, to dry the salt, and to stir the ocean-blue. ... Continue...	Lady Liberty by Lindsey S., Cromwell, CT Surrounded by black smoke, blinking my stinging eyes each breath more labored I hear their screams. What is happening to my people? ... Continue...
Little-Known Fact by Nick C., Spring, TX It’s a little-known fact that no green’s without blue; One needs a prism of colors to make a new hue. From other shades we draw to concoct our own tincture; Others’ palettes are used when we paint our own picture ... Continue...	Look Into Me by Sarah P., Elizabethtown, KY Don’t mind my vacant, flustered, fuddled stare, I’m like this because minds do roam afar, When they’re witness to your blissfully rare Pair of wane eyes; how they resemble stars. God, how they shine, surpassing all others, ... Continue...
Love Notes on My Shoe by Shelby G., Grand Junction, CO i drew a heart on my shoe today. tomorrow it will be gone. yesterday i wrote about your laugh. you laugh when i fall i hate it when you do that ... Continue...	Lying in the Snow by Andie D., Nampa, ID The chill. creeps up my back, slips down my shoulders, wraps around my arms. I face the night sky. ... Continue...
Maintenance by Farah M., Congers, NY These split ends, so brittle, deflect even the most accepting eye; my dark ... Continue...	Make Believe by Amanda B., Milan, IL We were doomed from the beginning, Blinded from the start, But nothing can be done To fool a happy heart. With each smile and giggle, ... Continue...
Mandatory Poem by Brandon S., Hull, MA I have to write a poem for English But I don’t know what’s right to write Maybe I can use school as the theme I think I actually might ... Continue...	Mindless by Meg K., Victor, NY Mindless walking fools. Always having to enlighten the world with their “wisdom” Until they dictate everything ... Continue...
Moth by Jordan D., Sunnyvale, CA Sit and struggle through hours. The darker the night, the brighter the stars. Your eyes cut through me like my heartbeat cuts through silence. This streetlight is empty without your silhouette. Yet still, I’m here, staring into fluorescents, looking for you. You plague me. Continue...	Musical Therapy by Travis H., Gilmanton, NH Two essays, math problems, and more. Additional homework tonight to stress me out. I swear, it never ends no matter how hard I work. It’s like climbing a brick wall, a wall that keeps building ... Continue...
My City by Micaela K., Woonsocket, RI People walk by me, Hurried, hustled, hungry. Their words fly around my head, Words of worry, Words of anger, ... Continue...	Nameless Employee by Brittani O., Salt Point, NY Nameless employee Slouched against A familiar grocery Watches unfamiliar faces ... Continue...
Night Swimming by Madison K., New York, NY Shadows fuse together As she sinks below The kettle’s rim. She is her own key Alone on the milky ripples. ... Continue...	No Time for Love by Kristen S., Berwyn, IL I wish that you would go away. Can’t you see that I am so very busy? I cannot fall in love today. I have no time for the sweet nothings that you say. ... Continue...
Nowhere Girl on the Horizon by Numen E., Worcester, MA What’s making you nervous, little blond-haired girl? Lost in a red dress in her own little world A forest of change with falling leaves and dead trees But you still seem to smile for seconds For me ... Continue...	Oak Tree by Grace M., Tomball, TX Oak Tree, Round and Strong, Rustling leaves, A dark villainous monster, Staring into the night. Continue...
Ode to Clavicles by Nida A., Elizabethtown, KY In the crevices of my chest Through its valleys and troughs You delicately tie a bow So fragile and thin Nestled between knobs of my shoulders You are jewelry of the bone A poor girl’s necklace Modest collar to my bare torso Continue...	Old and Wrinkled by Alexis L., Park City, UT Old and wrinkled with veins that show through My grandmother’s hands with the little fingers bent at the knuckles Place themselves above the stripes of black and white And sink deep down into the keys A sweet melody flows Engulfing my ears and soothing my soul. Continue...
On a Revealing Myopia by Blaise L., Hull, MA I let my world melt together, Like a watercolor painting. The figures blur. The colors mix. The ugly are less offensive. The beautiful are less dazing. Filling my eyes with the hidden truth. Continue...	On Caroline Avenue by Katelin A., Anniston, AL marked by a plaque of honor to preserve an artifact of nature, these elderly branches twist and dance like vines ... Continue...
One Window Is All I Need by Andrea W., Golden, CO To see things I never imagined To see others instead of me To get inspired by the things around me Where maybe, just maybe, things make sense Continue...	Our Girls by Liana A., Chambersburg, PA Gaunt figures with bright square clothes over scrawled dark ... Continue...
Peaches by Tara J., Inverness, IL I held your life in my hands Longing to savor the taste, And feel your blood run down my face Perfectly ripe and about to fall, you ... Continue...	Pen by Emily B., Arlington Heights, IL my pen is poised above the paper. waiting. the blank white ... Continue...
Persistence by Samantha C., Destrehan, AL It is in the small things we handle. When a child rides their first two-wheeler straight into a tree, and gets right back up. Eating your first bite of real food that actually went in your mouth. Talking to a boy, even though all the girls in your class say he has cooties. I stood up ... Continue...	Quay the Swell by Sharron R., Jacksonville, FL I lay my body across the white of the catamaran, and look at the dead space between us spread out like the Pacific between Okinawa and Cali. I close my eyes for a moment, hearing our ... Continue...
Quitting School by Mariangela D., Edison, NJ Jen slouches as she’s sitting in the main office Waiting as her mom signs papers to quit school Handing over her textbooks to the principal Looks at her mother as tears go down her face Wishing that her daughter would have got all A’s ... Continue...	Rainy Dialogue by Kathy T., Philadelphia, PA You stand in the rain, frowning. Your eyes water your cheeks. I’d ask what’s wrong, but you won’t tell. ... Continue...
Retract by Barbara R., Queens Village, NY I cannot reach out I am stolid, stoic To reach into the depths of someone’s heart is to be burnt ... Continue...	Ribbons and Roses by Krystan S., Niagara Falls, ON, Canada The ribbons tie tightly Around the slender stem of the roses I read the card aloud To myself I toss it aside ... Continue...
Rotten Eggplant by Laura F., Voorhees, NJ I crossed the bridge where the water was pink, laden with animal carcasses, the small skeletons exposed. And from you, ... Continue...	Safe House by Tara A., Eatonville, WA And my heart is never locked, But the walls around it: solid. And guarding myself is what I must do. Continue...
Sailing by Marcy W., Lansdale, PA Afraid of the future And of the past I’m only safe in the present Calmly sailing Alone No one to judge if I’m failing ’Cause if I was It’d be clear to everyone: Me, floundering in the water. Continue...	Seasons by Haley Z., Phoenix, AZ I am autumn I am the swift passage between heat and frost. I am the wind, the rain, and the crisp leaves. Each year I am the turning point between summer and winter. I am the pivot that makes the leaves turn color and the air cooler than it was before. ... Continue...
Sentiment of the Century by Zach C., Brookline, NH That white summer dress deflated me. washed away my words Eden eyes and Lebanon lips hit me like a tsunami. Her tides flow between my ribs ... Continue...	Shadows by Meredith S., Roslyn, NY Looking out the window of my slow-moving car, A scene soon catches my eye. A young girl grasps her father’s hand as the slow-moving traffic carries on, eyes filled with such admiration and hope ... Continue...
Sleep by Irene C., Bremerton, WA An escape without really leaving Never going outside your door Yet you see a new world One that’s exotic It’s located inside your memory ... Continue...	So Far From Morning by Rebekkah M., Fulton, NY The midnight hour Comes, cold and heartless; Empty of all thought, Devoid of empathy. ... Continue...
Soldiers by Justin S., No. Barrington, IL Dust and sand coat the skin and clothes of men Who sacrifice their lives for people they Will never know. Still, they don’t question when Or why, they just try to live through each day. ... Continue...	Someone Fix That Fing Faucet* by Kayla S., Reno, NV Chemistry class. Somewhere in the school, there’s a faucet dripping. drip. I’m sure of it. ... Continue...
Spring Bares Its Teeth by Sam T., Fremont, OH Carry on into the distance Where thunder rumbles and lightning strikes Across the stumbling plains of Montana The air, fresh from rain, cool and crisp Just right for the green to show ... Continue...	Stories by Kiran W., Queens Village, NY There are so many stories etched into this ground. There are so many walls that won’t make a sound. There are trees and soil that have consumed it all and yet none speak a word. Ceilings and railings, ... Continue...
Stranger Among the Smoke by Josh G., Gilford, NH He sits in his old Decrepit house. Smoke fills the room. Next to him, A bottle of whiskey, ... Continue...	Stronger by Aishah K., Dallas, TX Shut me in a windowless room Though I long to see the sun I will not utter a word of reproach For I am stronger in my disgrace. I shun your taunting murmurs ... Continue...
Swim Lessons by Kelley F., Gilmanton, NH As 7 a.m. approaches The rectangular container fills to the brim With water and too many pairs of legs. Stale, warm air and burning eyes dominate the scene. Parents still half-asleep ... Continue...	Teardrops by Rutu S., Congers, NY My eyes avoiding others To conceal the dusky red. Walking to the deserted bathroom stealthily So no one sees me. ... Continue...
The 24-Hour Performance by Alyssa P., Tower Lakes, IL Morning This is Earth’s sacred time to pause and reflect The clock allows diamonds of dew A moment to gather and glisten, To shimmer and reflect the gentle rays of ... Continue...	The Battle of the Plains of Abraham by Amanda D., Calgary, AB, Canada A raven soars over clouded skies, Awaiting a deathly battle and broken ties. In the heavens sits a mourning moon, Weeping for the end of an age and the start of doom. ... Continue...
The Black and White Keys by Liliann N., Hoffman Estates, IL I sit here as the cool wave of calmness Takes over my spirit The white and black keys Adjoined to each other Space out like a perfect rhythm ... Continue...	The Cat by Kenny L., E. Northport, NY All was silent, A gentle breeze caressing buildings, The snow fell, coating the ground. A light flickered on. ... Continue...
The Dragon Queen by Bethany L., Houston, TX Her mane of hair flows gracefully Down from her frozen scalp. Her ice-cold eyes shine vividly As they chip us down to pulp. ... Continue...	The Eve of Yesterday by Laurin W., Midliothian, VA Marbled mazes sweeping past me, tug of war of blues and yellows golden skies sleeping pillows crimson lullabies. Just listen. Pages thick beneath my fingers, rough and smooth. Imitate me, draw me closer, closer, closer shut. Continue...
The Fairy Tales by Chelsi A., Oak Grove, MO Make believe the fairy tales They are locked inside your head Make believe that you’re okay Or make believe you’re dead Go throughout your day ... Continue...	The Final Showdown by Rewati K., Abu Dhabi, UAE The wind howling in the willows The shrill laughter and glee; It had heard it all Before the final hour of its fall. ... Continue...
The Forgotten by Carolyn B., Union, OR Rolling his cart past the blocks Dressed out of style From years gone past He once rode his bike past the chain-link ... Continue...	The Gift by Clare K., Rock Island, IL Predicted snow creates snow-day rumors Everyone starts to chatter As the first flake is spotted Teachers forewarn about driving home ... Continue...
The Kingdom by Jesse H., White Salmon, WA See here now, these are the wheatfields of Kansas: sanctuary from delirium. Where every scarecrow ... Continue...	The Last Day of Summer by Graham S., Gibsonia, PA On the steps of the neighbors’ house Sit the kids and their watermelon. With streams of juice trickling down their chins. Suddenly those small black seeds Start flying through the air. A game begins amongst good friends, As summer ends just to begin again. Continue...
The Nightmare by Tylan S., Blacksburg, SC Sometimes when I’m bored, I think of many strange things. Like eating the moon, For we all know it’s made of cheese. Though, it is so vast, I must proclaim, ... Continue...	The Pickle by Logan B., Elizabethtown, KY The pickle Moves floating around in the Pickle juice I open the top of the Jar Reach inside and enjoy my Delicious meal. Continue...
The Rain Came Pouring by Toni Jo B., Windsor, CO The rain came pouring As they lay snoring Deep in dreams Of shouting and screams Children crying, bridges falling ... Continue...	The Ride Down by Sarah L., Congers, NY The wind whirling against my face, Mixed with hard, icy snow I closed my eyes shut, While my body leaned back, But I still hung on ... Continue...
The Sentiment by Danielle Z., Carmel, IN Lightly tapping across the floor Paws with nails too long, Whispering by a couch on fours Delicate hair rubbed wrong; ... Continue...	The Star Crusher by Avery Y., Sharon, MA Man looks up on the clearest of nights And gazes upon the darkened sky, And wonders at distant galaxies, At nebular clouds and comet-tails ... Continue...
The Stranger Across the Room by Brendan R., Calgary, AB, Canada I sat in the airport reading a magazine My eyes started to wander across the scene They fell upon a man with dirty clothes and messy hair He paid no attention to it, he didn’t care ... Continue...	The Struggle by Megan J., Houston, TX Cold. So very cold. It smells like iron and sterility. The light hits my eyes like a freight train, An unyielding force holds me firmly by my appendage. My world turns topsy-turvy and I thrash violently against the oppressors ... Continue...
The Three-Legged Race by Jonathon B., Richmond Hill, GA The gun was fired, and off we go “Run,” Paul says, “Run and fight!” Run hard, run strong, from birth to death. A race, our race, a race called life. Not track, nor dash, nothing rash ... Continue...	The Woods by Erin R., Barrington, IL Deep within the trees, heavy and lush, perches a patch of fungus on a moss-covered trunk basking in the sunlight, a crimson they blush they cling to the tree that is underground sunk ... Continue...
This Smile by Chelsie G., Mequon, WI This smile i’ve painted how marvelous This color i’ve speckled So appealing But this picture This secret The disguise The gray I cannot wash away Continue...	Thoughts by Laura F., Hatfield, PA Grasping onto a rusty silver bar With delicate, skinny fingers Gently curling over, forming an arch, To provide some support In addition to five little toes ... Continue...
Three Strikes, You’re Out by Rebecca M., Buffalo Grove, IL Sitting in a restaurant with you Makes life seem better. We talk About us and in the background we Listen to the baseball game playing on the radio. A candle burns in the middle of our table ... Continue...	To the Moon From Below by Kara A., Kingston, ON, Canada My mindless musings often follow The uncertain path of the high-flying swallow Beyond the ground that binds us to our fate But when comes the morrow’s sun, I find I am too late ... Continue...
To Write a Poem by Aliyah W., Mount Laurel, NJ my mind is blank like the paper in front of me a pencil, waiting anxiously in the wings the stage is set to write a poem ... Continue...	Tossing a Glance by Jamie C., Culver, IN A crocodile is aimed from upriver to eat A robin – burbles from a dripping bush Will learn through the chain-link at an improbable world Avoid any enclosed space ... Continue...
Trevor by Delta R., Neilton, WA By Willaby Creek, down South Shore Road There stands a small wooden cross. It’s white with peeling gold letters; On your birthday your mom Puts balloons and flowers on it, ... Continue...	Tribute to a Friend by Francis D., Milpitas, CA With your eyes at the sidewalk, You can’t focus on the good. You don’t notice all your traits, When I know you really should. ... Continue...
Turning Point by Cassandra C., Oldsmar, FL In her hands, a book enfolded. She spread its wings to look at its feathers and only saw that burdened ballad of the many things ... Continue...	Unfinished Love Confession by Emily T., Columbia, SC Heart thumps thudding with purpose beating like a drum through my rib cage making my vision blur my world is tilting all because of three little words “I love you.” Focusing intently on the simple task of breathing Continue...
Unforgotten by Emily P., No. Kingstown, RI Thick old books With covers brown And parched to crumbs Just like my lips With yellow souls Dry yellow souls That once were white That once were clean Like me But we’re both special now And rare Continue...	Untitled (In Your Favor) by Bella B., W. Des Moines, IA I only wanted one thing, a simple five-letter word, title. ... Continue...
Venice in Reverie by Meagan J., Papillion, NE Up and down the shoreline, Our burning necks a startling contrast against the bone-dry whiteness of the sea-bleached boardwalk beside us. Stopping, we would point out every oddity, ... Continue...	Watch Out by Denise K., Danbury, CT My anger is like a parasite Suffocating and murderous My tears an avalanche Drowning you deep within My fears like a spider ... Continue...
Water Sports by Lee M., Westlake, OH His kiss tasted of trepidation, like the first toe in the water, tender, slow, ... Continue...	When No One’s Watching by Lovetta P., Kingsland, GA Sweet voices disappear laughter all but ceases. Nasty looks are formed, and faces flood with creases. Smiles and giggles fade away, ... Continue...
Where I Am From by Sabrina S., San Diego, CA I am from juice, from Minute Maid and Simply Orange. I am from the cold stone floor, ... Continue...	Where I Come From by Brianne B., Nashotah, WI I am from smiles and good mornings To sweet hugs at night From the woods of camping To roasting golden-brown marshmallows. From barks and meows ... Continue...
Where the Sad Things Hide by Sarah T., Santa Barbara, CA As they kissed for the last time His eyes betrayed the cruelty of his crime She was broken beyond repair His last words, “Take care,” Locked into her mind they stood ... Continue...	Why? by Bethanie Y., Stephenville, TX Why must you despise me – Is it because my skin has been kissed by the sun’s rays? Are my roots too deep for you, Or is it my will to find a brighter day? ... Continue...
Winter Starlight by Jared M., Gilford, NH As the skies grow dim Day’s end grows near, We head to the hill, Our place to get away. Upon calm collected skies we gaze, ... Continue...	Write Your Name by Jenny W., Schaumburg, IL write your name upside down on paper all white the shards of glass handwriting pierce definitive night ... Continue...

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