this poem is about a teenager who was on her way to finishing high school and going off to college and having her whole life planned out, but her ego got in the way and she got into a situation that could change her life forever.

A Life for Another

by Esme Jones

Poem / Young Adult

July 04, 2017

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: loss, remember, lives

Summary

A poem of loss and remember a tragic but also heroic action. Remember, just remember.

hate

by avdax

Poem / Young Adult

July 01, 2017

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: sloppy-as-fuck, genuine-as-fuck

Summary

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It Remains/The Truth/Wish

by Navygnuel

Poem / Young Adult

June 22, 2017

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: confession, rejected, young-love

Summary

These three poems were written at a rather low point of my life. I am much better now emotionally so I no longer need to keep them to myself. I hope you enjoy reading them.

A.B.R. (Anti Bullying Rap.)

by Cee Tee Jackson

Poem / Young Adult

June 12, 2017

Comments: 1

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: strong, bully, anti-bullying, thug

Summary

This is the first time I've shown this to anyone! It was written as a favour to my boss about twelve years ago. Her daughter had to write about anti-bullying for a school project. She knew I liked messing about with words and asked if there was anything I could suggest. I thought perhaps she could do something along the lines of a 'rap.' With hindsight, it was probably quite evident that a ten year old girl didn't write this herself - so I've changed the age mentioned. And as I've never before considered showing it to anybody else, it has remained untitled. But for Booksie purposes, I've just given the title 'A.B.R.' ......Anti Bullying Rap. Here goes nothing:

Masking your pain

by eeNicholas

Poem / Young Adult

June 10, 2017

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: life, poem, reality, nightmares, identity

Friendship with the Moon

by noemi lucio m.

Poem / Young Adult

June 07, 2017

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: poetry, adult, young, young-adult, realistic

Summary

This poem is a personal poem I've put plenty of heart and soul in. It's based off my own relationships and events that inspired me to put this into a work. Enjoy.

Feel Alive

by browneyedsoul511

Poem / Young Adult

June 04, 2017

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: love, pain, heartbreak, sad, young-love

Summary

Have you ever felt motionless within a moving crowd? Like, you're watching everything that surrounds you go on yet you are unable to take a step forward? This poem is about that. This is about feeling broken and lost.

Why do you write?

by eeNicholas

Poem / Young Adult

June 03, 2017

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: poems, identity

Summary

This is what a poem means to me and how it affected me as a writer.

Johnny's Dependence

by Rell22408

Poem / Young Adult

June 01, 2017

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: life, poem

Empty Shell

by Jakob Valt

Poem / Young Adult

May 28, 2017

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: creepy, romance, relationship, insecure, unreliable

Summary

---Not A Personal Account of Anything. Purely Fictitious--- Again, just got bored and felt like I was on a roll writing.

Lily At Dawn

by christianauthorMichelle

Poem / Young Adult

May 28, 2017

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: childhood, inspirational, disabilities, neglect, overcoming

Summary

At seven she played Mother to the brother twice her age. She was the one to watch him, make sure he ate, told him that he was special. She was far to grown for her age, and he would always have the mind of a toddler.