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I used to be popularity's anchor;
I sank to the ocean floor.
I've been splashed with drama
Drowned by rumors
Drenched with gossip
Tossed around by the tides of trends
Swept away by peer pressure's rip current;
Lost at sea.
I was washed ashore by lost hope.
Then my mind learned to swim.
My reputation flourished with fins.
My personality sprouted gills.
I treaded water through psychological typhoon.
I stood tall against verbal cyclones
I endured emotional monsoons.
I've seen rough and calm waters
Failure and success have ebbed and flowed
And I've been swimming against the current ever since.
But now, in the vast seas of popularity, I am no longer sinking
Nor swimming
I am simply just
Floating.

This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. This piece has been published in Teen Ink’s monthly print magazine.





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HayleyAlexandra said...
Feb. 2 at 9:44 pm:
Since I've discovered it, I think I've read this poem more times than I could count. It's so beautifully written. Amazing job :)
 
LaurenBeardThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. replied...
Feb. 3 at 4:25 pm :
Thank you so much! That really means a lot to me. This poem and the various emotions within describe how I've felt a lot of times, and I'm so glad you can relate. I appreciate your feedback :)
 
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WriterHeadThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Jan. 26 at 11:34 pm:
one word...BRAAAAVOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
 
LaurenBeardThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. replied...
Feb. 3 at 4:25 pm :
Thank you very much! :)
 
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amaria0109This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Jan. 26 at 2:27 pm:
Hi! I like this piece a lot, but I can't help but wonder if I know you. I used to live in Leesburg a while ago, a few years, and I'm just stuck wondering. :) Are you in middle school or high school?
 
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LongLazyDays55This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Jan. 25 at 4:02 pm:
I love this poem! Anybody can relate to it and i like the use of imagery. :)
 
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adinohman said...
Jan. 25 at 1:16 am:
that was cheap, not even worth my time. there so many bigger and more real emotions and experiences to describe than highschool, and bigger highschool experiences too, i think the kid who gets bullied by everyone, could write beautifully about all the strong very real feelings, way better than this crap. but by all means i hate internet shit talkers, the only reason why im posting this because im jealous that you got published in the magazine, i just submitted but i guess ill see what happens......
 
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forever1218This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Jan. 19 at 7:15 pm:
Wow thats amazing! Love the ending! 
 
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BlueAndRedInk said...
Jan. 17 at 7:52 pm:
nice imagery
 
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MaddiHatter16 said...
Jan. 15 at 11:00 am:
Its alot like life in a way. I enjoyed it!
 
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SickImageThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Jan. 14 at 5:06 pm:
This is interesting and nicely written.

 
 
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LexiClareThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Jan. 13 at 5:43 pm:
Hi lbeard510, I'd like to say congratulations on being published in Teen Ink.  This poem is honest and I love the title.  On another note, your taste in music is excellent.  I had no idea someone else could adore Eric Hutchinson AND Billy Joel AND the Beatles!!!  They are my absolute favorite artists, and it is so wonderful to see someone who appreciates their music as much as I do.  I also play piano, so I guess we have a lot in common!  Thank you so much for y... (more »)
 
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3dancerThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. said...
Jan. 11 at 1:17 pm:
This poem is so amazing!! This is just what I felt like last year, I was trying so hard to fit in that I lost myself in the sea of everbody else! That's when I relized why would I want to be like everyone else I was born original and I will not die a copy. But yeah this was a excellent poem!
 
LaurenBeardThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. replied...
Feb. 3 at 4:28 pm :
That's such a great mindset. :) Thank you for your feedbook and your kind words!
 
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pl4tinum3mphasis said...
Jan. 7 at 7:59 pm:
HOLY AMAZING. I love this, It is simply perfect. That's all I can say...perfect.
 
LaurenBeardThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. replied...
Feb. 3 at 4:28 pm :
Wow. Thank you so much. The simplicity in your comment is incredibly flattering.
 
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705toofdaPThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Jan. 3 at 12:43 am:
This was beautifully worded, and so truthful. Amazing descriptions and imagery, really wonderful job! Congrats on being published, keep it up! (:
 
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FlashlevitationThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. said...
Jan. 2 at 3:39 pm:
good point you make here, i feel the same way!
 
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