The lovely and talented Ali Isaac recently posted about trees. One thing led to another and we were chatting on about teen poetry. You know how that goes.
Anyway, she said something about writing a cringe-worthy poem about trees when she was sixteen. To which I replied something along the lines of:
“Pfft! My teen angst poetry kicks your teen poetry’s arse. It is SO bad. I won’t even share it online. In fact, I don’t know where it is. In fact, I never wrote it.”
To which she said how fun a teen angst poetry slam would be (sort of) which I took as a challenge. I attempted to reach back through the years, channeling my sixteen-year-old self, to recreate some teen angst poetry. I failed. But…here is an actual poem I wrote. I somehow remembered this verbatim from my first year at university. I was seventeen years old.
It smelled like chocolate lavender
Inside the house of clouds
And thoughts of tiny animals
Were clearly heard out loud
Vanilla rose smiled up at me
Then motioned toward the light
And as my feet sank in the clouds
The day gave way to night
how cruel; how do I comment on this? It’ll either be cruel, laughably honest and wrong or patronising or maybe all three. I quite liked it but then I like Groundhog Day and Love Actually on repeat… I truly need help
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It is cruel… 😂 I guess you don’t comment. Or you laugh. Or you say, “What were you on?”
My 17-yr-old self thanks you for liking it. 💖
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well I’m sure she was fun to know so I’m happy to have her thanks
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Haha! I think its really pretty. Your mind as a teen was a much brighter and lighter space than mine. Still confused as hell though! Lol! Ok. Guess I have to reply now, huh? Dammit! Me and my big mouth!
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This is not a good sampling of my teen angst. My mind was not sunshine and rainbows. Or chocolate and clouds as the case may be. 😂 You don’t have to reply. Only if you feel like it. I ran with that idea. This is my fun blog where I get to play. 🙂🙃😜
Let me know if you do!
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Awww….that’s not bad at all. And I’ve used that rhyme scheme in some of my 40ish year old poems. 😉 #mast ❤
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Oh, yes. I was totally into that rhyme scheme. Rhyme and meter. I recall I was quite obsessed with both. #mast ❤
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I didn’t realise you had TWO blogs… how do you cope??? I find one is bad enough!
Anyway, here is my link to my teen angst poem. Took me a while, but go there in the end. It is also genuine. 😁
http://wp.me/p3alnc-2hC
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Are you kidding? This is my fun blog. My don’t-worry-be-happy blog. My dance-like-no-one-is-watching blog. 😉 I love it. It’s tiny and no one knows it’s here. Sort of. It’s fun and no-stress. ❤
I love your #teenangstpoem and I'm determined to find something or channel my 16-yr-old self and write one. See you on the other side, my friend.
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I don’t know how I missed this post. Love the 17 year-old poet, Sarah. I’m taking the challenge and digging through my old musty box of writing for a teenage angst poem.
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That is awesome! 🙂🙃 I can’t wait to see it!
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Tomorrow. It’s hideous. I almost backed out, but its ready to go. 🙂
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I’m…giddy. 😂 I can’t wait to see it!
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I really liked the poem. It’s lucky that you remembered it!
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I could never forget it! 😀 It’s…something. I don’t remember any of the teen angst poetry but I know I wrote it.
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I took a break from poetry in my teens so I skipped the teen angst phase 😀
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That’s a good thing. Trust me. 😉
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😀
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