Growing Up Poems
Poems about Teenagers Coming of Age
Growing up is hard to do. The challenges that a child must deal with throughout the life cycle are overwhelming. Children must deal with physical, emotional and psychological changes as they grow. There is no manual for growing up. In western society there are so many options given to children that they often feel confused and lost. We are not doing our children a favor if we do not provide guidance to them. Parents are there to help children navigate this confusing world. Let us not shirk in our duties.
42 Poems about Children Going Through Adolescence
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1. Can I Carry You?
I guess that I can hold you
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one more time before you grow
and tell you that I love you
so that you will always know.Featured Shared StoryI think this is one of the coolest ways to express a dad's love. It's not expressed in the same monotonous lament where some will cry for and some will not. This poem will definitely make any...
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2. Every Mom's Test
You are special; you mean the world to me.
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You are my daughter, a reflection of my entity.
Every year, as I watch you grow by my side,Featured Shared StoryI am glad my mother taught me about this including religion (I am Muslim). She taught me to not do things I don't want to do; saying no is something she says a lot, and I am glad because I...
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3. As I Watch You Grow
Do you know how much you mean to me?
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As you grow into what you will be.
You came from within, from just beneath my heart.
It's there you'll always be, though your own life will now start.Featured Shared StoryI have been trying to figure out how to put these feelings into words and I read this and this was it. My daughter is 16 today and needless to say this made her day. Thank you for your...
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4. All Because Of You
My life is changing.
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The life that I've had,
It's changing forever,
But no need to be sad. -
5. A New Beginning
A little egg under her mother's wings.
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Yet to be born into the world of things.
A crack and a pop, out she came.Featured Shared StoryYes it touches to my heart. As we are the parents who do this for our children to make them strongest on earth.
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6. My Daughter, My Friend
I see the pain in your eyes and feeling like you do.
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I wish I could take it all away and skip these years for you.
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7. Inside
Bottled up inside
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Are the things I never said,
The feelings that I hide,
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8. Daisy Bear
You were always there to protect me
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through the dark and cold of night.
I would hold you close beside me
and squeeze you in so close, so tight.Featured Shared StoryThis poem linked with my current phase. A teddy bear is a non-living thing, but when I start telling him my daily stuff, it seems that he listens and the solution to my worries is the big...
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9. Suddenly With The Blink Of An Eye
The sun was brilliantly shining.
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It was a picture of a day,
when I stared outside my window
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10. The Mirror
Look into the mirror and tell me who you see
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Is it someone you love and in someone you believe?
The mirror will not lie and it only knows youFeatured Shared StoryI am fifteen turning sixteen in about two months and this poem was so beautifully written, it just really makes me think about myself and how I should change the way I see myself and others....
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11. Golden Days
Those were the days...
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When I used to get up late,
Never cared about the day and date. -
12. I Remember
I remember-
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of days so long in the past
when I wished I would grow up so fast.
Featured Shared StoryThe childhood of a person might be a mixture of both pleasant and unpleasant memories. Mine is dominated by unpleasant memories, but I love to read and listen to the pleasant experiences of...
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13. Though You Are Grown
I remember years ago,
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you were so little then.
Sometimes,
I can't help but wishFeatured Shared StoryI absolutely love this poem. It is just a spot on and every line touches the heart.
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14. A Young Woman
There comes a time in a young girl's life,
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When she begins to start growing up.
It's a time when you need to let her go
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15. Who Are We?
My mother was adopted.
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All the records tightly sealed.
Now all she has are questions,
Like wounds that never healed.Featured Shared StoryFor some of us, meeting our parents saved our lives. I'm sorry things got hard. It is definitely hard to look at yourself and wonder where your nose, eyes, etc. came from. It's difficult to...
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16. The Box
As I look back to when I was but a boy,
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I'd have to say a cardboard box was my favorite toy.
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17. A Mother's Question
How do I close the door to this space?
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With my eyes filled with tears, my arms haven't the strength.
How do I close the door to this space? -
18. Ebony Curls
I watch as she flaps her arms,
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Pretends to fly.
With her optimistic charms,
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19. Letter To My Daughter
When I first held you in my arms,
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You were so perfect and so small.
You are a full-grown woman now;
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20. Between A Mother And A Daughter
You are in my thoughts every step of my way.
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Although you are grown and far away,
I know when you're happy or having a bad day.
Just being your mom, I know your way.Featured Shared StoryThat was a beautiful poem. It put a smile on my face and a tear in my eye. It still amazes me that I still look at my daughter now at age 45 as I did the day she was born. My daughter also...
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