Out With the Old

                                                  

                                OUT WITH THE OLD



Teen Girl


Out with the old
In with the new
I'm getting rid of all my anger.
I'll stop fighting with you.

I never hear you say, "I love you."
And to hear you say
"You miss me"
is too good to be true.

Out with the old
In with the new
I'm getting rid of all my anger

Changing

                                                     CHANGING

Teen Girl

Out with the bad
In with the good.
No more doing crimes
and kicking it in the hood
Need to drop all the drugs
and quit trying to be a big thug.
No more regrets of all the things I've done
I need to unwind
I'm so done.

Choices

CHOICES

Teen Girl


I was just a little girl
I didn't know what was going on.
My Mom's boyfriend sneaked into my room
every night.
When I got older,
I started to realize what had happened
and what he was doing.

I told my Mom.
She said, "Shut up. Stop trying to make him leave me."
She kicked me out.
I was on my own.
She chose her boyfriend over her kid.
I feel sorry for the man who raped me.
In the end, he'll get his karma

I want to thank my brother for believing in me
when my Mom was never there for me.
Thank you Brother, for everything.

Written in the Truth and Lies Poetry and Literature Workshop, January 2012

My Name Is Powerless

Teen Girl

MY NAME IS POWERLESS

My name is Powerless

I live in a corner

In a broken house

My last name is Fear

My middle is Doubt

My parent is Addiction

My sister is Revenge

My brother is Fury,

They go to no end.

My eyes are empty

I have no heart or soul

Knowing me really takes a toll

You won’t be able to fight me

Once I’ve been around

Soon you meet the whole family

We’ll drive you in the ground

You’ll learn not to ask questions

Soon you’ll be like me

Powerless has no end

Good luck getting free.

Powerless

Teen Girl

POWERLESS

They think I’m Powerful

Because I do whatever I want

Because I tell everyone to screw off

Because I don’t listen to anyone

Because I run for months and I am never spotted

But, I am Power-Less

Because my friends are backstabbers

Because I can’t trust anyone

Because I was raped

Because I was jumped

Because my Mom doesn’t want me in her house

Because I cry everyday

Because I’m an addict

Because I miss my old, happy life.

In The Eyes of My Litttle Sister

Teen Boy

IN THE EYES OF MY LITTLE SISTER

In the eyes of my little sister

I am her big brother

I am like no other

She looks up to me

like one might look up to the midnight sky

So full of wonder

Trying to take everything in.

Always listening

Always watching

Her big brother

Who needs to set a good example

for what to do in life.

For she is always listening

She is always watching

She is always there

So full of wonder

I am always in the eyes of my little sister.

 Written in the YA Poetry/Memoir Workshop, June 2011

What They Don't Tell You

Teen Girl

WHAT THEY DON’T TELL YOU

I’m an “A” student.

I live in a family of ten.

I like to sing.

I’m a really good kid

I’m engaged at the age of sixteen

I love children

I play sports.

Written in the YA Poetry/Memoir Workshop, June 2011