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Teen Ink Magazine, October 2006: Poetry
Stains of Blue
by Callie S., Denver, CO
Blue drips through the darkness of my dreams,
And trails through every word that spills onto my paper.
It dances through me and escapes into my vision.
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Sunday’s Classified
by Jason S., Allendale, NJ
Two parents seek entry-level son to perform
daily household chores (i.e. make bed, unload dishwasher),
and complete normal offspring duties,
including, but not limited to, listening when parents
a
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Place Me Among the Stars
by Jessica L., Gilford, NH
Coral used to tell me I was
plucked from the sky in an
instant - placed in the ocean
to be saturated like a sponge.
“Get your fill of this world,”
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Upgrades
by Adam S., Spring, TX
I built myself some new lungs
Because you took my breath away
I installed a better voice box
So I could find the words to say
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The Wind Cries Jimi
by Katelyn D., W. Branch, MI
His guitar sings the world into rhythm
The crowds rock and roll with him
Guitar licks spin into somewhere he hides
For the real man always wore a disguise
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Renewed Finality
by Marianne P., Springfield, MO
Chubby fingers
grasp flaming tiger lilies.
Aubrey’s eyes gaze downward,
tracing a name in the stone.
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Paint the Trees
by Erin J., Keene, NH
You’re armed; I can feel it.
Stroking bark through stained glass
with a horsehair brush
and earth-toned acrylics,
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Villainy
by Katie F., Philomath, OR
Escape
from my superman red cape.
now
i want soft,
not hard abdomen,
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Hands
by Allison W., San Diego, CA
It is a history, the room,
layering souls over the walls in
multicolored memories.
Hands, bronze and deliberate,
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Nothings
by Nikki S., No. Andover, MA
seven months
your silken nothings,
ladled lightly
into my ear, that once
slithered sweetly
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Quickbucks: A Fairy Tale
by Jack H., Littleton, CO
Jack, after his shrewd deal with the cow,
Went to Beanstalk Business School,
And started rallying up his fairy-tale friends
To corner the market.
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Crash
by Savannah L., Ridgeville, SC
impact. the crash pulled our
hands away.
heart.
explosion of
lack there of.
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Fall
by Caitlin B., Dumfries, VA
It’s fall, the summer air is fading.
Ducks quietly gather on the lake where we lie
And contemplate the last remaining hours
Until we slip back to the world.
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Autumnal
by Aani P., Frederick, MD
semi-opaque fragrance of
orange leaves ripped from
dying trees and the nights are
still enough for silence to seep through
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Modern Day Panther Prowl; Dionysian Desires
by Caitie D., Jacksonville, FL
A reckless sort,
a passive god amongst future idols
and future wasted potential.
You’re floating on
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On the Bench
by Kyla O., Oxford, OH
There he is
On the bench by the overpass
With his silly smile spread across his face
like a sunset on the perfect day
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