Can you help me find my friend?
I've been chasing to where the sidewalk ends.
She used to be so strong and sweet
She had naked, pink dancing feet.
We went camping in the woods,
Did things kids should.
We used to chase blind cars
But we never got too far
Because 16 found her one day
...
I say I’ll be fine
But to me that’s the scary part about life
To only ever be okay
And never know paradise or bliss
Just to be kept in a half-life
Always just barely getting by
To never know what love is
To be ignorant of the passion of sin
I don’t know how long I can stay
If forever ...
Here’s to your one night girl
Who just wants to be what you already have
Here’s to her misery
Your life ain’t half as bad.
You know she’s not your friend
She’s 10 bucks for a meal
Get some liquor and a one night stand
You’ll sweeten her up to get into bed
And she’ll follow
B...
I counted 11 mourning doves
On the telephone line
In the alley where I grew up
I counted 11 and then they all flew away
It would have been beautiful; it could have been something if they stayed
We used to chase cars
Play baseball, and run in the blue dark
We used to play games and laugh and c...
Lock me in,
Or pull me out.
Let me live,
Or let me drown.
Cut me breathless,
Or feed my soul.
Let me suffocate
Or let me go.
Don’t let me stand
And then kick me down.
Don’t let me thrash
And crawl around
Don’t keep me tangled,
Caught in the middle.
Don’t make me crippled
Just ...
Your cigarette lips
Playing me a kiss
You smell like danger
You taste like crime
You teach me heresy
You inspire a new life.
It’s wrong.
It’s greedy.
It’s so, so strong.
You won’t solve my problems,
You don’t give me hope,
You’re not saving me,
You’re just letting me c...
I’m the face you won’t remember
The name you’ll never hear again
I’m the scattered and useless embers
that lie singed and cold in your hand
But I’ll soon blow away like November.
You’re the face that’s always seen,
The name glorified in lights.
You’re the trophy with a blind...
This is how I live
White dipped in crimson,
Embracing the sin,
That I’ve known my whole life,
But only now realized what was wrong feels right.
Because that’s the way I choose
Confident, with nothing to lose
Unafraid to wear the noose that they’ll place around my neck
Oh, I’ll wave ...
Whine and complain, that’s all we do
We’re hormonal and unreasonable, according to you.
But I wonder how much of it society’s fault,
That makes you think we’re needy, empty vaults
Who only care about clothes and shoes,
Bad boyfriends, and like to be misused.
We think we’re obvious ...
“Look, I’m leaving soon. You don’t need to deal with this right now,” he said breaking away from the kiss. “It’s best if we just leave this alone,” he said this, looking past me, anxiously searching the sky ahead, like he wanted to be with the stars or something. But all I wanted was t...
Look out the window, watching the falling snow,
Behind these restraints and despair, I feel so old.
Why can’t these worries disappear?
And why can’t I be a child who doesn’t know fear?
I can’t let my mind let go,
There’s no room for my heart to take hold.
All I see are deadlines and...
Summer, I love you
And I wish I could keep you forever
Because then there would be no painful adieu.
My heart would be free and light as a feather.
But cold winds will soon whisk you away.
Despite all my endeavors and desire,
I know you cannot stay.
Your gentle warmth, is what I admire
...
I’m sorry I am the person I am
I’m sorry there are some things about me you’ll never understand
And forgive me if I make your life a living hell,
Just know that my spirit isn’t something you can quell.
I apologize for every moment of pain,
And I hope you know I feel so much shame.
Ever...
You hear the crowd cheering,
Rising and falling,
You see your breath before you,
Cloudy and heavy,
Your skates glide across the beautiful ice,
Cold and smooth,
The adrenaline rush takes over; the hunger; the need.
You’ve never felt happier or stronger,
Because this is all you know.
All yo...
You say, “This is life.”
I say it feels wrong.
You want to stay out late.
But I just want to go home.
Go back to a place where we ran in the city streets
Carefree and innocent
In our small bare feat.
Back to when I could still change how things are.
When I hadn’t let things get this t...
Sunlight streams in through the classroom window. I feel it burning my sweaty legs that stick to the hot chair. It’s a scorching 94 degrees outside, and I can only imagine how much hotter it is inside my school that consists of five thousand students.
Everyone is stirring restlessly in their s...
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