I stand here and I watch you,
as you watch her.
Oh how your eyes light up when you see her.
I wish they would do that when you see me.
And the way a smile tugs at your lips.
I wish you smiled around me.
Your laugh echos in the halls when she says something funny.
I wish you would laugh at my jokes too.
But you don't do any of these things around me,
because I'm not her.
I wish I were though...
~ E
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Our Teenage Years
PoetryOur Teenage Years is a collection of poems written by a teenage girl. It travels through different stages of adolescent emotions: Love, Heartbreak, Anger, Self Loathing, Sadness, and Acceptance. This collection exposes the hard truth of being a teen...
