Teen Poverty Poems

I remember yesterdays
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Airy Wells and Emmett Street were working class kids,
Just shy of a high school diploma.
Airy’s mom had a habit of drinking too much.
Emmett’s father was...

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An Apple

An apple, a delicious fruit
A morsel of food to eat
Delicious with a taste to boot
Its shininess something to beat
So simple but beautiful
So cheap yet...

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Numbers

Numbers , an intricate design
A metaphorical thing that troubles most
And they include many signs
The ones who understand these boast
Numbers flicker by quickly
Incredibly fast, it’s blinding
Numbers...

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Dear Shari Todd – written July 29, 2015

While rifling thru outdated writing, 
     which virtual thumbing
     wrought...

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What defines me
Christopher Burton
I hear people telling me what really defines me. The people that address me they addresses me as a wannabe thug because...

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Take the pill
on the hill
and don't be shrill
when you see the rainbow
when you are low.
Just go with the flow
and eat the purple snow.
Chase the rabbits...

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CHANCE

Condemned, sent to the cells, throw away the key as you’re a car thief.
No hope, needles found in your room and marks on your arm,...

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I live where angels fear to walk
Don’t ask questions, no one’s gonna talk
Another kid’s innocence is being take
Their thirst for blood will never slacken
Love is...

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Don’t say it’s all over (cause it’s not)
“Sorry” won’t cover it…so don’t go on your knees and pray for my forgiveness 
Oh baby…don’t listen to...

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At internet dating sites secrets are hidden
On his roller coaster of lies, Pam had ridden
Though she agreed to meet Joe in a public park
The sun...

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