The World Is Preserved | Teen Ink
  1. Home
  2. Poetry
  3. Ballad
  4. The World Is Preserved

The World Is Preserved MAG

November 30, 2008
By Hana Connelly BRONZE, Cambridge, Massachusetts
More by this author
Hana Connelly BRONZE, Cambridge, Massachusetts
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I'm not mean, just honest. Yes, there's a difference.

View profile

Why don’t the blades of grass
Curl away from the flame
How dare the sun
Not hide its head in shame
Why does that tree
Stand so tall
Why don’t the stars
Click off and fall
Your being is twisted
Your body is burned
Life is ending
But the world is preserved

© Jae Min L., Rome, GA

Post a comment
Submit your own

Similar Articles

Previous Next
Poetry
You're Loves Failure
By Laura_A. GOLD
Etowah, Tennessee
Laura_A. GOLD, Etowah, Tennessee
15 articles 0 photos 4 comments
View profile
Poetry
The Author
By ChristopherHantman GOLD
Franklin, Massachusetts
ChristopherHantman GOLD, Franklin, Massachusetts
16 articles 2 photos 1 comment
View profile
Poetry
Ballad of the Brave
By ExpressThruWriting SILVER
Green Forest, Arkansas
ExpressThruWriting SILVER, Green Forest, Arkansas
9 articles 0 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
"One of these days you will meet the right man who will always treat you right.... Yea what a load of crap..." -author unknown

View profile
Poetry
A Lover's Nightmare
By el-oh-el PLATINUM
Maloney Gardens, Other
el-oh-el PLATINUM, Maloney Gardens, Other
28 articles 14 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn&#039;t serve the world. There&#039;s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won&#039;t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It&#039;s not just in some of us, it&#039;s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.<br /> -Marianne Williamson

View profile
Poetry
UnPerfect
By KaraTaylor DIAMOND
Neptune, New Jersey
KaraTaylor DIAMOND, Neptune, New Jersey
81 articles 17 photos 84 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;life isn&#039;t a matter of milestones, but of moments&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;be as you wish to seem.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;it&#039;s better to be hated for what you are, than to be loved for what you are not.&quot;

View profile
Poetry
The One
By Mizotron GOLD
Ashburn, Virginia
Mizotron GOLD, Ashburn, Virginia
12 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
Writing is not just something to do, its what I am, and what i feel i should be, and thats how it should feel when you know you want to be a writer.<br /> ~Kimberly Lynn

View profile

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 68 comments.

buggzbunnie BRONZE said...
on Mar. 30 2011 at 9:40 pm
buggzbunnie BRONZE, Middle River, Maryland
1 article 0 photos 18 comments
View profile
this proves that a piece doesnt bhave to be long to be good . this is fantastic
Splenda BRONZE said...
on Mar. 17 2011 at 7:21 pm
Splenda BRONZE, Baldwinsville, New York
4 articles 4 photos 7 comments
View profile
simply amazing. i adore the first to lines
mandaloreP GOLD said...
on Feb. 13 2011 at 3:01 pm
mandaloreP GOLD, Forked River, New Jersey
15 articles 4 photos 21 comments
View profile
Great imagry, painted a beautiful picture in my head.
Annabelle294 SILVER said...
on Jan. 13 2011 at 9:42 am
Annabelle294 SILVER, Branford, Connecticut
9 articles 0 photos 64 comments
View profile
I love this, the words are so powerful.
Sissybug2012 PLATINUM said...
on Dec. 31 2010 at 12:34 pm
Sissybug2012 PLATINUM, Union, Missouri
36 articles 0 photos 128 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;the greatest thing you&#039;ll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return.&quot; -MOULIN ROUGE (song lyrics)

View profile
LOL!! THIS TOTALLY GAVE ME CHILLS! this was really good for such a small amount of words...
AishaDae GOLD said...
on Dec. 20 2010 at 5:05 pm
AishaDae GOLD, Lead, South Dakota
18 articles 13 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The good times of today, are the sad thoughts of tomorrow&rdquo; -Bob Marley<br /> <br /> &quot;Don&#039;t cry because it&#039;s over. Smile because it happened&quot;<br /> -Dr. Seuss

View profile
WOW. This poem simply had so much meaning! Sometimes poems can drag on forever, but yors was just amazing!!
GoldenGirl PLATINUM said...
on Dec. 19 2010 at 1:43 pm
GoldenGirl PLATINUM, Vashon, Washington
41 articles 31 photos 116 comments
View profile
Oh my goodness, thank you for this poem!!!! It made my day to read this, no joke. So much poetry written by teenagers is so blatantly melancholy. You can actually write! Way to go!!! :D
bestseller12 said...
on Dec. 13 2010 at 10:11 pm
This was amazingly simple and beautiful. I hope you post more like it.
CestLaVie BRONZE said...
on Nov. 27 2010 at 10:00 pm
CestLaVie BRONZE, Colorado Springs, Colorado
1 article 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
There&#039;s no point in fussin&#039; over spilt milk, especially if it ain&#039;t spilt an&#039; if it ain&#039;t milk.

View profile
This was beautiful! I loved the simplicity of this piece. Fantastic work :)
I_am_the_only_me GOLD said...
on Aug. 22 2010 at 10:20 am
I_am_the_only_me GOLD, Bakersfield, California
15 articles 0 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Risk more than others think is safe. Care more than others think is wise. Dream more than others think is practical. Expect more than others think is possible. &quot; ~ Cadet Maxim<br /> that&#039;s an awesome quote learn it, love it, live by it.

View profile
Amazing I haven;t heard a poem like it for a long time. Keep it up!!
KoreyCooper10001 said...
on Jul. 30 2010 at 3:39 pm
KoreyCooper10001, Poynette, Wisconsin
0 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;People always leave.&quot;

View profile
Amazing. I love it. I love the way you wrote it. Great poem. (:
StandardToaster PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 28 2010 at 7:13 pm
StandardToaster PLATINUM, Pasadena, California
20 articles 0 photos 209 comments

Favorite Quote:
I don&#039;t suffer from insanity; I enjoy ever minute of it.&quot;

View profile
this is amazing!  I love the topic and just overall it was a really good poem.  check out some of my work?
love2run GOLD said...
on Jun. 13 2010 at 7:05 pm
love2run GOLD, Star Valley, Wyoming
12 articles 4 photos 64 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I failed my way to success.&quot; Thomas Edison<br /> &quot;What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?&quot; Pre<br /> &quot;A ship in harbor is safe, but that&#039;s not what ships are built for.&quot; John Shedd

View profile
I love your writing style, and great poem- :)
chastity SILVER said...
on May. 25 2010 at 12:57 pm
chastity SILVER, Beckley, West Virginia
9 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
take me as i am or take me as i leave

View profile
i love it the pic in my head so great
HL S said...
on Apr. 21 2010 at 1:53 pm
What is wrong with you? Why are you making ridiculous comments all over the place?
bob 4 o said...
on Apr. 21 2010 at 1:29 pm
i liked it i needed 2 puke tho
bob 4 o said...
on Apr. 21 2010 at 1:23 pm
its good kinda well...
bob 4 o said...
on Apr. 21 2010 at 1:21 pm
HI ♥♠♣
annalisewarnock said...
on Apr. 14 2010 at 11:56 am
annalisewarnock, Saugus, Massachusetts
0 articles 0 photos 6 comments
View profile
This is a really good poem and it really made an image in my head with all the nature
onthesidewalkcrying said...
on Apr. 8 2010 at 3:48 pm
i like it and wonder how this poem came to you where you looking outside. did you here about 2o12 (; .