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lil cherry
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since 2002-10-02
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Ont, Can.

0 posted 2003-09-06 12:09 PM


There’s something behind my eyes
Something you can’t see
Something no one understands

I’m not picture perfect
I’m not a sweet little innocent one
I’m not as naïve as you seem to think I am

I’ve seen death
I’ve seen destruction
I’ve seen pain

Sometimes I dream about the end
About not having to live with this past
Not having to live alone in these feelings

But then I realize how different things are now
How much I’ve changed
How hard I’ve worked to escape all that

But no one realizes it
No one knows what I’ve been through
They think I’m average

I’m not average
Far from it
I overcame great obstacles

I am stronger than them
But I am weak to them
I want to be them

I want my smile to be real
I want my innocence to be intact
I want to have hope for the world

It’s too late for me though
I’ve seen too much
There’s no going back

The world is an ugly place
Pain and suffering are rampant
And no one tries to fix it

People complain about the world
When they’ve never seen it
But that’s all they do, complain

I’m tired of watching people sit around
Fight for what you believe in
Stand up for your fellow humans

I’m a hurt lost little girl
Why did no one save me?
How did I slip through the cracks?

I had to save myself
I had to deal with knowing the world is a terrible place
No on stood up for me

I am strong
I changed, I saved myself
I may be young, but I’m certainly not naïve

© Copyright 2003 Angel - All Rights Reserved
Jeremiah Johnson
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since 2000-06-08
Posts 1223
Brooksville, Fl, U.S
1 posted 2003-09-06 06:21 AM


a great write. to me it expresses a struggle within ones  self as well as the outside world. i hope to see more from you soon. keep it up.

I'm a dying romantic and when i can no longer write i can no longer live -Jeremiah Johnson-


peachesNcream
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since 2001-08-21
Posts 513
Ocean Of Tears
2 posted 2003-09-06 01:48 PM


Wow!! This was AWESOME! The last line just put me in complete awe. All together this was absolutely amazing! Great work! ~Jess

"At the touch of love, everything becomes a poem." -Plato

gemjop
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since 2002-11-18
Posts 2587
Pencilveinia, USA
3 posted 2003-09-06 09:10 PM


Strong write.

hugs to you lady. you have admirable strength in life, and words.

Instant karma's gonna get you.

lil cherry
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since 2002-10-02
Posts 86
Ont, Can.
4 posted 2003-09-06 10:18 PM


thanks a lot i appreciate the compliments. it was a difficult poem to write cuz i wasn't really sure how to put the feelings i had into words, i guess i figured it out.
~~*lil cherry*~~

fearing-laughter
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since 2001-04-24
Posts 605
land of cheese (Wisconsin)
5 posted 2003-09-07 04:21 AM


hey,
wow, that was crazy neat, very easy to relate with.  thanks for sharing, i loved the ending.

-bergundy-

no one can make you feel inferior, unless you let them.--eleanor roosevelt

kissa~rachelle
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since 2003-11-27
Posts 988
nowhere special
6 posted 2004-05-06 11:56 PM


wow... i love this. I can relate also, i have had to see the world and i have to agree, it is and most likely will always be a terrible place. No one seems to care anymore, they have no hope, and i dont think i have much nmore left. I am only 14, and i think that its sad that i have had to see this. I wish i could go back, and be innocent again, and not have seen all the horrible things i haev seen... but like you said, its too late.

I want a relationship i can finally sink my teeth into.~ Alexander Sterling

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