POEMS
Photo credit: Julia M Cameron. Licensed under Creative Commons.
I run out of real reasons
And places to hide
My heart began aching
There was no one at my side
I whisper
Please help me
I can't go on
I am taking my life back
and setting it free
teenage girl in recovery
If I could be free
that's all it would take.
I'd roam this Earth
to clear all of my mistakes.
If I could be free,
I'd flow like the wind.
I'd set sail on the water,
go to sleep, wake up
and start over again.
If I could be free
I'd never leave home.
But I do realize
at this point
the word free is unknown.
Incarcerated teenage girl
my daddy is locked up
and my momma is gone
the only thing that
keeps me rooted
is showing the world
that I am not useless
Teenage boy in recovery
If I could do anything in the world
for my mom,
I would…
take away her pain
and buy her roses.
teenage boy with
down syndrome
Blossoming,
from the bottom of the sea.
Stuck,
living in filth something like seaweed.
I thought,
who’s brighter than me?
The high tides
flowing with the breeze.
No longer stuck
I’m floating on the top.
Sun beaming,
I’m growing,
and I will not stop.
teenage girl attending an alternative high school
Yesterday is the… end of the beginning.
Tomorrow is the…beginning of the end.
Yesterday is the…dark night glistening
in an angelic
cerebral
crystal
waterfall.
Tomorrow is the…luminance of the awakenings,
morning deserts.
Yesterday is …apocalyptic times
of death
as dark shadowy beings
begin to crawl
deeper into my dreams.
Tomorrow is the…thin ray of light
finally
creeping through the hold,
brick walls
coming to spread justice.
Teenage boy
Imagination is a beautiful thing
It is the decision
To stand out from the crowd
To dip out of a busy life
It is your own private world
A sanctuary garden
To paint a canvas
With your own hand
To relax your brain from overtime
Give your soul a rest
teenage girl in recovery
Overcoming obstacles
Together
Antidepressants
I don’t know who is going to win
Reach out
Release
Fake it until you make it
Think positive thoughts
Dress well, look nice
Appreciate differences
collaborative poem by teenage girls attending an alternative high school
With amazing integrity and strength
you can start a new story.
When you have found time to do this
you can truly start to enjoy life again