Teen Ink Magazine, May 2006: Poetry Mom by Ashley S., Herndon, VA    She would brush through my blond strands, Gently tugging at the knots. Continue... Cat Dissection by Hann-Shuin Y., San Jose, CA    sometimes as the scalpel bites down i apologize to you. a half-starved football, malnourished from birth Continue... Spring Storm in a child’s eyes by Jennifer M., Salina, KS    in a child’s eyes The rain of a million worlds Continue... Obscured Beauty by Callie F., Hoover, AL    A cemetery Copious with granite towers Each having been engraved< Continue... A Word by Kelly O., Los Altos, CA    Each one a crystal jar crouching on a dusty wooden shelf. Continue... A Falling Day by Evan C., Louisville, KY    I walk across and to the bed, Where light does dance upon her head, Continue... Masks by Ellie M., St. Joseph, MN    Over the salad bowl he asks me, “How have you been?” I am too used to the lies to start unraveling the truth “Fine.” Continue... Halfway Answers to Halfway Questions by Yuli Z., Libertyville, IL    In the quiets of closeted thought What are we doing here? Halves and halves and never a nothing, But only halfway to a whole. Continue... Slowly Drifting by Claire S., Clarkston, MI    I sit silently. Unmoving. Closing my eyes. My sister snores, as a famous Jewel song tinkles behind, Continue... Breath by Alice L., Westfield, NJ    Breath I offended Father Time today Nothing finished My clock took vengeance against me Excruciatingly slow Continue... Gate C by McClain J., Kansas City, MO    They all rush in Bound by a common need All stuck together Between the departure lounge and the sky beyond Continue... Snapshot of Innocence by Hilary G., Hopkinton, MA    I stare into the lens of the old Canon, my arm draped across his shoulder, trying to keep him in place. But he continues to contort his face: Continue... Mother by Cathy S., Danville, VA    Her deep earth eyes whisper hues of maple bark and leaf, while wrinkles of smile grace her face, and make it soft and loving. Continue... The Ravens by Mary W., Briarcliff Manor, NY    We clung to the edge Of a crumbling world Hundreds of wings beat When the ravens took flight Soaring into the dawn Continue... Failing Words by Allison B., Grosse Pointe Park, MI    Her inability to handle words has reached epic proportions they are unwieldy and oddly shaped and they do not stack right, spilling out of her arms as she carries them, Continue... Yard Sale by Colleen S., Belmont, MA    Grandma piled away with the good old days, our baby pictures a broken tea set, Sam’s football trophy Waiting silently in a cardboard box Continue... More Poetry from the Teen Ink Archives

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