Poems about Teen Life
Teen Wisdom: Poems on Life, Courage, and Change
The adolescent years are turbulent and unsettled. Poems by teens can be so dark that it may be painful for others to read. Mood swings are common, relationships with parents, siblings and friends are full of ups and downs. One day they are your BFF and the next they've turned on you. Constant arguing with parents over boundaries and priorities can make parents look back fondly at even the terrible twos. Love and relationships enter teen's lives for the very first time, choices regarding sexuality, promiscuity, and responsibility are all new. Is it any wonder that teen poetry is so intense?
76 Poems about Life as a Teen
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1. Daddy, Don't Be Scared
Awaiting the news, we feared the worst and hoped for the best.
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Life was about to put my family through an unforgettable test
Mom came in, evidence on her face, that daddy wasn't okay
"daddy has cancer" mom cried "we won't see him for a couple of days"Featured Shared StoryI was touched when I read your poem. My husband was diagnosed with cancer a month ago and is about to embark on his treatment. Emotions running high, but my husband is positive, and he has...
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2. The Teenage Years
We learn from our mistakes,
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From the wrong turns we take,
From the fake friends we make,
And from the times we almost break.Featured Shared StoryAll my friends around me are fake...they can notice you if they need you, and they only want you to do their homework...your poem is beautiful. Keep it up.
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Reading this poem makes me realize the years my daughters are going through. They are really enjoying their growing up years playing toys, having fun watching cartoons, and playing on the...
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4. From A Teenager's Side
I hear my mom scream,
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"Bags, books, your comb, and cream
Scattered on the bed with those jeans.
This is how you keep your room clean?"Featured Shared StoryI also don't understand why people don't get it that we are just teens. We do things that teens do. Why don't they understand the teenage stage? I mean, they also went through it, but still,...
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5. The Life Of A Teenage Girl
Look how she's changed,
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Look how she's grown,
The personality changes
I should have knownFeatured Shared StoryWe all come from different countries all over the world to connect with each other over the same topic. We find that most parents are the same. They hold so many ambitions and tie us as if we...
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6. Cancer
One day you showed up,
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With no reason why,
You claimed your victims,
You've made grown men cry.Featured Shared StoryCancer is a life changer and heart breaker. It takes someone close to you and kills them. It has made grown men cry because they are sad that their loved one has died. We all try to fight...
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7. Contradiction
So full of deceit,
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My life's a contradiction.
One day it's reality,
The next one it's fiction.Featured Shared StoryGreat poem, Storm. To me as an emergency services working and PTSD sufferer, it alludes to the need to care about and support each other and to be grateful for those special people in our...
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8. Can You See Me?
Just because you don't like what I am,
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Just because you don't like what I've become,
Just because you don't like me,
Featured Shared StoryI'm 13 years old and I'm bisexual. My family is Christian and nobody knows but my sister. She's bi also. I wanna tell them, but I don't know how they'll react.
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This poem is so relatable, at least to my life. Those expectations everybody has for us are so much bigger that in trying to achieve them we lose ourselves and then a time comes when we...
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10. To Be Free
At last I'm free from the cage.
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No longer am I filled with rage.
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11. I'm Lost
I thought they were wrong,
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That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone.
But it's true.
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12. Summertime
Longer days and shorter nights,
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Darker shades and brighter lights.
Louder music and wilder friends,
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13. The Man In The Mirror
Who is that man?
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Staring back at me
Is he a part of my past?
Or who I am destined to be?Featured Shared StoryDude, I understand completely. Sometimes I don't know who I am or who I'm supposed to be.
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14. Just Because
Just because I cut, doesn't mean I'm emo.
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Just because I laugh, doesn't mean I'm happy.
Just because I wear pink, doesn't mean I'm preppy.
Just because you can't see it, doesn't mean I don't still hurt.Featured Shared StoryI have always been called a whore. In school I was a fast ass (quit to talk) girl. I never let anybody bring me down. NOBODY! And that still didn't mean I had nothing to hide. I was scared...
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15. The Reality Of Life
a candle light burning inside of me
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shadows bowing upon the walls illuminating us all
the laughter the pain
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16. Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall
Mirror, mirror, on the wall,
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I have an inquiry, it's not at all small
Cinderella, tall and fair, -
17. Hope Is A Mystery
I don't know why
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why this world's so cruel
it's so abusing
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18. He Is Always There
He is always there, when you need Him most
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He is always there, the butter to your toast.
He sent his angels to guide you, put his love beside you.
He is always there, when you need Him most. -
19. I'm A Girl Too
I'm a tomboy, that is true,
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But at the same time I am still a girl too.
Just because I don't express my feelings,
Doesn't mean I don't have any, because I do.Featured Shared StoryI have been a tomboy for a year. I also have like a million boys who are friends and just a couple girls. My sister wants me to be girly like her, but I just can't.
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Very beautifully written. Enjoyed every word and I hope you continue to post your poetry. Reading this I thought of my son. You must first love yourself before you can find true love. True...
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