Teenage Poems

Poe’s raven came to me in my sleep, at the most unexpected time.
At first I thought it was just a raven, but it gave me a look and I knew.
Recognizing Poe’s sadness shining out of its piercing black eyes.

Were you...Read More

Senior year, student senator.
It was so hard to do things right.
I was told to paint the trash cans
our class colors, blue and white.

Having a tendency to do too much,
I added my own touch to the job.
Scrawled my name on all...Read More

Heard at a modern American home in a city near you was a brief                          ...Read More

You, my Dad, And Me**

Giggles can be heard if I close my eyes and think,
A cute little girl, who still loves the colour pink.

Swings and roundabouts, running from one to the other,
Cheeks all a flush
Holding on tight, the hands of...Read More

All the world's a turdhouse,
And all the lads and ladettes mere defecators,
Gratifying oozing exits and entrances;
And one man perforce enacts too many roles,
His acts being seven deaths. D'abord, the baby,
Pooping and pissing on his mummy's frock.
Then, the errant truant with...Read More

Letter to My Wife
by Miklos Radnoti
translated by Michael R. Burch

A poem written during the Holocaust in Lager Heidenau, in the mountains above Zagubica, August-September, 1944

Deep down in the darkness hell awaits?silent, mute.
Silence screams in my ears, so I shout,
but no...Read More

The girl thought she had it beat,
But then she couldn’t stand to eat,
Not even a single piece of meat. 

The girl started to disappear,
She begged for help but no one could hear.
She didn’t want to be here,
All she was, was...Read More

For Both, a Second Chance


“So tell me…what’s adopting like? Seems a little risky - picking out your children from the local lost and found! 
Suppose the kid’s a ‘loser.’ Do they let you bring ‘em back? Can you - if...Read More

Every word is gospel according to their stories
Teenagers would never file a false report
I remind them to begin with“Once upon a time”
My children only tell the truth “just because”
Simplicity with rocks inside the head works fine
  
Soft words flow...Read More

Sitting here by your baby bed,
Many thoughts going through my head,
Praying God protect you from harm,
Yearning to hold you in my arms.

Go to sleep, my dear infant one,
Long way to go, life just begun,
Beyond today lies many feats,
May God direct...Read More

My home is my home
But let me vomit these pains that is 
hidden in my heart
Even stray bullets have found a place 
to hide secretly 
Cause my home is a crying ocean

My home is a home
But read these sad realities...Read More

A certain type of person lives in that town
Bar Steward Town a breeding ground for nasties
Especially the male species who are thugs
Doing unspeakable things to people

I've experienced their malicious ways
And nasty spiked words with intent
Take a certain individual who worked...Read More

GENERATIONS OF FAITH

I love to see a child’s faith and hear him as he prays;
It’s such a blessing to be still and hear all that he says.
I shed a tear as there he stands to quote a poem or verse
That...Read More

Teenage boys have a Christmas wish
For a nymphomaniac dish
Though Santa's elves
Have searched their shelves
The best they can do is, "Go Fish"...Read More

Day 1
I stomp into class black big
Boots they work
Good to make an impact
See the teacher flinch
Dumb ; its what she gets
Eyes judging mouth yakking 
Puffy feet pounding up
And down the aisles just to see
What i’m doing-nothing
Can’t you tell-
nothing

Day 29
Nothing good...Read More

The lights came on
But I left my eyes shut
I dont want to leave yet...Read More

This is the poem that made my untried 
fourteen-year-old mind gag and cry
as we poured over every rotten word.

Trapped by magnolia classroom walls
and unwanted thoughts, I recoiled. 
I was caged by things I couldn’t face.

These are the verses that led...Read More

Super Fantasy is my new Teacher
Secret code to talk in Letter
Services are to do to show Man-li-ness
Inner-Peace falls in this Category

Teenage is just Time-For-This
Activity to do is Really-Nothing
New-Embodied-Heaven is that Place
Where Intelligence is in Awakeness

Goal is to make Joy and...Read More

“Amid the jagged shadows of mossy leafless boughs. . .” 
                             ...Read More

Because I decided to make a bad decision.
Because I just wanted to get something to drink.
Because it was really late at night.
Because I was hanging out with the wrong person. 
Because I needed a break from life.
Because my parents are...Read More

Are socialists human beings?
Do they need food?
Are they capable of goodness?
Do they deserve to be tortured, starved, abandoned, beaten?
What makes a socialist cry?
It isn't sad movies -- or is it?

Why should I stop hating them?
I have the right to punish...Read More

Weren’t we all fifteen
Once upon a time…
And the world
Revolved around us and only us?
Parents were no more
Than convenient caretakers
Who had no idea
Of what was involved
In the singularity of being young…
Weren’t we the only ones…
Once upon a time
Who truly knew pain...Read More

November transitions slip by
  as if in a panicked hurry feigned,
a rush into the season's sky
  when cold chilled winds reign.

November skies are dappled blues
  interlaced with shaded grays again
as if a storm awaits patient on the...Read More

WHERE ARE YOU NOW?


Mascara pink lipstick ribbons and curls
Miniskirts no matter what the weather
We were teens two cheerful giggling schoolgirls
Enjoying bits of time spent together

A yellow ribbon round the old oak tree
We followed all the radio top hits
All night writing...Read More

Her quest for relevance keeps her lower than position one
her worth is written all over the walls of her room
yet, steps out of the front door and completely forgets.
A bright brain is wrapped under her friends’ skirts
and basic rights, squeezed...Read More