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Life as a teenager is often very different than life as either a child or an adult. It is a turbulent time, with different obstacles to face, and often it seems as if there are many, many more of them. These poems are by teens, about teens, and about Life as they see it.
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| Teen Poems continued | Author |
| Screams Of Frustration |
**Angel** |
| History teaches us many things about ourselves. Including, sometimes, how to cry. | |
| Sugar And Spice And Everything Nice |
JOY 14 |
| Little girls can be very sweet, but when they get into trouble what can you do? | |
| Falling |
Lanora Melillo |
| If we hear it often enough, even lies can become a kind of truth. | |
| End Of Innocence |
Christina Montano |
| Sadly, a part of growing up may be disillusionment and the inevitable pain it brings. | |
| Trash |
Alexandra |
| Part of growing up is learning to make decisions. So why do they insist on making them for you? | |
| Welcome Me, Adulthood |
Christina Cooper |
| Coming of age has very little to do with age. Becoming an adult, rather, is a learning process. | |
| Two People In One |
Mic Finger |
| Self-identity is a slippery little beast, especially in a world seemingly torn by its own identity crisis. | |
| Goodbye Gramps |
Melissa |
| Part of growing up is sharing those special moments with those we love - even if they no longer can be by our side. | |
| On Display | Kristen Perkins |
| A new school can almost seem like starting Life over again. And the experience isn't necessarily a pleasant one. | |
| A New Beginning |
Ericka |
| A newborn child is a beginning. In more ways than one. | |
| Daddy |
Erin O'neil |
| Even death cannot take away that which was freely and lovingly given. | |
| Sisterly Love |
Ashtyn Bevins |
| When tragedy strikes, the love remains. | |
| The Election | Jessica |
| Sometimes, life be just plain confusing. And maybe a little frightening, too. | |
| The Wishing Star |
Sarah Poet |
| It's important that someone understand us. Or, at least, something ... | |
| Think |
Alana |
| Being honest is not the same as being hurtful. | |
| Close |
Sarah Leindecker |
| The death of a father raises many, many questions. And, perhaps, a few answers, too. | |
| You Are The Sun |
Jennifer |
| How we see ourselves can often define who we become. | |
| This Morning |
Monica |
| We all have bad mornings. But some are worse than others. | |
| Baseball | Tim Montano |
| Sometimes it's good to look back, and realize life wasn't always so complicated. | |
| Loneliness |
Little T |
| Divorce is tough on a man and woman, but tougher still on the children who can only watch. | |
| It's Life, I've Dealt, You Should Too |
Starburst |
| No one, young or old, should be defined by a disability or health problem. Doing so does no one any favors. | |
| Goodbye |
Penny |
| Even in death there are lessons for the living. | |
| I Am |
James Born |
| To become more than we are, we must be able to see the possibilities. | |
| Hey, I'm Keeping A Good Attitude |
Quinten Christensen |
| The most important thing in school is maintaining a good attitude. Yea, right… | |
| Reflection |
Olivia |
| What do you see in the mirror? | |
| I See Me |
Jay |
| How much of yourself do you share with the world? How much do you hide? | |
| Faith, Hope, And Heart |
Nicci Pagan |
| When times get really, really tough - it helps to believe in something better. | |
| Angel's Wings | Claire |
| Life can be so confusing! | |
| I Am The Below | Asparagus |
| There's nothing that say we can't be happy! | |
| Life |
Jenna Spears |
| We all make mistakes. It's how we respond to our mistakes that determines our lives. | |
| What I've Learned |
Amy |
| Growing up is just another phrase for learning about life. | |
| Learning About Whispers And Love And Drugs | Evalyn Rose |
| This young poet describes the social challenges and peer pressures that teens invariably experience. | |
| Fatherless 16 Year Old Boy |
Stuart Mora |
| When someone we love chooses to end their own life, we invariably have endless questions that will remain unanswered. | |
| Ode To The Man I Sometimes Call Dad |
Jessie Duebler |
| There's a big difference between being a father and being "Dad". How we handle that role when our children are young will affect them forever... | |
| Silver | Savannah |
| There never seems to be enough time - especially when you're 13 years old. | |
| Teen Years |
Tammy Walton |
| The life of a teen looks a bit different - when seen through the eyes of a teen. | |
| Forget It - Let Me Skate | Roche |
| Adolescence is a time of obsession. Or is that true of every age? | |
| The Inner Battle | Lindsay Huffman |
| What we see in others is really what we fear within ourselves. | |
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