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Teen Life

May 4, 2009
By ZenGirl SILVER, Taber, Alta, Other
ZenGirl SILVER, Taber, Alta, Other
5 articles 0 photos 13 comments

My life is waiting
I can see,
All the surprises
in store for me.
The friends that wait
outside the door,
The dogs that sleep
comfortably on the floor.

You'll see me going
beyond school life,
But don't you worry
I'll still help carry your strife.
The bonds of our friendship
were built to last,
we always forgive
the fights gone past.

Your eyes are still closed
open and see,
You are a teenager
and your dreams are free.

Love is your strength
it's my shield, my crown;
Hope helps me up
when I feel down.
Dreams are the power
you feel inside,
They keep your skin thick
So you can weather the ride.

Life is the sea
on which you sail,
Sometimes it's stormy
and you think you would fail,
But family surrounds you
they keep you upright,
They won't let you back down
without a good fight.

So school, sometimes,
is rough or rude,
But you can meake it
with friends, family, and attitude.
You'll make it
and when you're through
you can look back
at your 'tough' teenage youth.

Look back now and then,
with head held high,
And remember what and who
it took to make you fly.

So live for the ride
live for the surprise,
Your life is still ahead of you
You still have time to rise.
That's the best thing
about being a teen,
There's always a chance
For one more DREAM.


The author's comments:
School assignments gone RIGHT.

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ZenGirl SILVER said...
on May. 14 2009 at 12:56 am
ZenGirl SILVER, Taber, Alta, Other
5 articles 0 photos 13 comments
yeah, I realize it is a bit cliche but I really did enjoy writing it and truth be told, being a teenage does involve a lot of angst and dreams both!

on May. 13 2009 at 3:59 am
kaura123 SILVER, Huntington Beach, California
8 articles 6 photos 26 comments
its a really good poem. you used rhyming words really well

on May. 13 2009 at 3:45 am
Raid2bcool GOLD, Visalia, California
16 articles 2 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
"People may not be able to get to the top because of who they are.... but they ARE able to do what IS at the top."

this poe, is amazing... although i'm only 14, this poem touches me=)

on May. 12 2009 at 10:44 pm
PaloVerde1 GOLD, Las Vegas, Nevada
13 articles 0 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Years later, I look back and thing what the hell I was doing."

Nice poem. Very... informational?? Can't think of the right word... :)

on May. 12 2009 at 7:45 pm
jordan faber BRONZE, Centraila, Washington
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment
I love this poem on a scale 1-10 I would would give it a 10 your a amzing writer I hope theres move poems to came:]

on May. 12 2009 at 6:44 pm
NeverSayShhh SILVER, Two Rivers, Wisconsin
9 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
\"i dont think your beautiful, i think your beyond it\" [lil wayne]

true in so many ways

on May. 12 2009 at 2:09 pm
This is kind of cheesy, a little too hallmark.

Somewhat cliche

Sometimes immature,

and just a little bit overdone.

Other than that, it's fantastic.