Courage Teenage Poems

I'm okay, 
you're okay is a mask in the land of pretend.
Children say what they feel,
their honestly can bubble over.
Little ones have not learned words...

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Many years ago,
girls wore girdles.
The tight uncomfortable things,
they held one in tight.
One summer's night,
I snuck my girlfriend out.
We were off on a double date,
a night...

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Disgusted, dejected, sad, and mad.
I find myself turning into a monster.
Everyone sees what I appear to be.
But nobody knows what a smile can hide.

Exams, exams,...

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This worm is proud to be green,                  ...

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KYLIE  HERBUELA

Acrostic



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Juvenilia: Early Poems XIII

Davenport Tomorrow
by Michael R. Burch

Davenport tomorrow ...
all the trees stand stark-naked in the sun.

Now it is always summer
and the bees buzz in...

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Walking down the road with all the people of my age 
Makes me feel like a stranger at this hell of a place
I try to...

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You placed yourself in harm’s way. 
I hated that you would join the fray.

Now you bravely faced and fought 
the devil I had stupidly bought.

It...

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Nowadays I wake up hoping for the unpredictable - the novel.
When I open my eyes the angel of death isn’t out to get me.
Then -...

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who is everyone anyway?


Everyone laughs,
So do I,
Everyone smirks,
So do I,
Everyone taunts,
So do I,
Everyone pushes,
So do I.
But now everyone is pushing me down,
So am I,
I see...

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Maybe, if I brush

My hair a certain way, then

Hide that bump right on my chin,

Or push my fingers

And pop it out, courage now

while I look...

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She’s just tired and scared of walking home alone,
Stepping outside in the dark is among her greatest threats,
Honestly, she is afraid that any day she...

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I can't resist evertthing called temptation
Its contagious like flu
I sometimes fall like a child
But don't call Me a fool
Even if I know its not cool
Its...

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Not one invitation
No need to ask for an explanation
One more night of chagrin
Heart mimics violin
Should by now have thick skin
But no, still stung by intimidation

It’s...

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He approaches fast

We bump - silly heart beats wildly
Him - lost in thought- No word of apology
We pass each other

He approaches fast

Eyes so blue -...

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