Teen Anxiety Poems

We’re not supposed to be this way.

Us 60 year olds.

When I was a teen.

Say- 17?

Maybe younger.

When they called people like me “angsty”
or “quirky.”

But I could...

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 My last wet tears 
stain the starlit sky 
in cold frosted shades
As tangible fears
awaken  sleeping    
 distant memories 
of aged...

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I am hungry,
Like a matchbox girl in December,
Threadbare and falling apart,
Shivering as I stand alone.

I am hungry,
Like a teenage girl in front of a mirror,
Pinching...

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 I woke up this morning between dust and wonder lust
 And I confessed to the screen presence of a prodigy in my monitor
 "Shall...

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In a world where I am Christen Kuikoua,
Yet each day, I question if it's truly me.
I can act, sing, and model with passion,
But my dreams...

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I don’t have friends.

Which makes me embarrassed.

If they made fun of me, I would say-

I don’t want friends!

I am edgy! 

I am aloof!

And that sounds...

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Dreams dreams and dreams,
Although the reality is far away from the fantasy realms.
Under the sunbeams, I considered it mainstream,
but all I could hear were my...

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In the mirror's glare, I often see,
A face and body that can't define me.
I'm just a girl, lost in the fray,
With struggles that won't seem...

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Once again
my partner didn’t do their part
In science lab
I was alone again 
But you took his place
You were smart
You were handsome
You got me the “A”
You...

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The battles began when I entered my teens.
The voices  challenged me on so many things.
At times I would feel tortured, how was deep pain.
Afraid...

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Anxiety's grip, it's tough to breathe,
Like a heavy weight, it's hard to leave.
On my neck, it sits so tight,
But I'll find a way to make...

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In the circle of laughter, I stand alone,
In the midst of friends, I've never known,
Their voices like music, a distant song,
But I'm lost in the...

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There's a voice inside my head;
I've tried to shut her,
over and over again.

She speaks my language,
but I don't want to understand
her painful words that make...

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I'm told I'm an odd child,

Emotionless, but sensitive,
A people pleaser, but always say no,
Indecisive, but make "irrational" choices,

I'd say I'm just misunderstood,
But I guess that's...

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Half a dozen plus years ago the following became a near reality

Countdown to homelessness – 
mars this earthlinked sole Harris - son
panhandler would would register...

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