Teen's Life

Suicide is glamorous

Knife wounds are sexy

Overdoses are beautiful

And to hang yourself is the “in” thing to do



Anorexia is fashionable

Bulimia is so vogue

And promiscuous sex

Well what else is there to do



Lie to your best friend

Cheat on your boyfriend

And rip out all there hearts

With out even a moment to pause



Swear at your Mother

Spit at your Father

Call your little sister a stupid whore

Who cares?  Who are they to you?



Smoke some weed

Down some ecstasy

Drink a whole pint of vodka straight

Live it up and party with your friends



Have a gang member shoot you

Lay dead in a graveyard

Or unable to walk ever again

Is this really how you want this poem to end?

Author's Notes/Comments: 

I wrote this poem today (1/23/02)when i got home from school based on conversations i heard from classmates

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Chloe Walden's picture

wow this poem is really good
keep on writin!
peace out chloe

Norman Wilson's picture

What a great and descriptive poem.Congratulations!.
I live in England and the youthful people here
seem to be following the terrible path that you have depicted.
The freedom ,liberty, lack of control and the
`softly, softly`approach of our present socioty
has ruined so many of our young people.
So sorry to go on like this.
Keep writing!. I want to keep reading!.

lazidazeways.

Tara Veliz's picture

Your writeing is so true and has so much feeling this was oneof my favorites i've read of yours i know exactly what u mean its typical teen life you have a gift for words dont ever lose it

*t

Sun Shine's picture

heh---thats usually how life goes through a teen's mind...i know where u comin from...peace