Poems written by teens | Teen Ink

Poetry


Top voted Poetry

Poetry
#480141voted by our readers
By Mckay ELITE
Somewhere, Virginia

why do these endless miles of asphalt rest between you and me? why do the eons of void stubbornly separate us? you are the sun and i the moon— but the expanse of light years...
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.&quot;<br /> &mdash;Apple&rsquo;s &ldquo;Think Different&rdquo; commercial, 1997<br /> &ldquo;Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn&#039;t understood.&rdquo; <br /> ― Weihui Zhou


#480142 Poetry
CynthiaFeathers ELITE, Frisco, Texas
124 articles 42 photos 47 comments

Favorite Quote:
He who is bound to a star does not turn back.<br /> Leonardo Di Vinci<br /> <br /> You see I&#039;m a bit of a poet, and you did not know it! What!?<br /> ~Sir Percy Blakeney

#480143 Poetry
By Josh Kumar BRONZE
Voorhees, New Jersey
Josh Kumar BRONZE, Voorhees, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#480144 Poetry
By nepetaleiyawn GOLD
Eugene, Oregon
nepetaleiyawn GOLD, Eugene, Oregon
15 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The hardest thing in this world is to live in it.&quot; - Buffy Summers<br /> &quot;Seize the moment. Cause tomorrow you might be dead.&quot; - Buffy Summers

#480145 Poetry
By Palindrome PLATINUM
Reedley, California
Palindrome PLATINUM, Reedley, California
39 articles 0 photos 30 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If there&#039;s a reason I&#039;m still alive when so many have died, I&#039;m willing to wait for it.&quot;<br /> -Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton<br /> <br /> &quot;Crazy people don&#039;t know they&#039;re crazy. They think they&#039;re getting saner.&quot;<br /> -John Locke, Lost

#480146 Poetry
By shadesofsara SILVER
Louisville, Kentucky
shadesofsara SILVER, Louisville, Kentucky
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#480147 Poetry
By Anonymous
abigail(: BRONZE, Kamuela, Hawaii
4 articles 15 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know whatcha gonna get&quot;

NerdiaIncorporated SILVER, Houston, Texas
9 articles 0 photos 5 comments
#480150 Poetry
By aphid995 SILVER
Anchorage, Alaska
aphid995 SILVER, Anchorage, Alaska
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is 10% of what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> John Maxwell