Trevor shares these pieces with us...

Antidepressant

A pill I take

The only way for me to feel happiness

I long to not need this capsule

The way to free myself from the darkness

With this pill light enters

But I know these emotions are not from me

As I sit in the dark I know this is truth

Even in the emptiness of darkness silence eludes me

I hear myself my true self

The self that the pill pushes away

He says I cannot escape

He knows my every thought

But I know not of his

A fiery heat holds me in its grasp

I try to make it leave my mind

But when I do it reminds me of my past

He grasps my heart and keeps everyone out

You might say that this evil darkness might fade

But the memory of him will always haunt me and stay

Antidepressant 2

He is still there

He speaks to me still

He tells me of a love I have lost

A love I want to come back to me

Why does he torment me

Why does he like to see me suffer

Reminding me of the promises of love

A kiss I shared with the ones I loved

I have shared this kiss but twice

He tells me that a Third chance will never be found

Like the others the ones to come will push me away

The one in the dark corner of my mind

It swirls in the shadowy space of my mind

He watches the world with the same eyes as me

I hear him chortle

He laughs at my life

He loves my misery and is entertained by my sadness

He lives inside this miserable boy

I long for my freedom

The chance to break his chains

But he get stronger with each of my pains

He ties me to the misery and chains me to my regrets

He makes the suffering last

For he tells me I have no future

And reminds me of the evil and pain of my dark past

Screams (Fear In The Dark part I)

bone shattering, heart wrenching voices piercing the air that bites the skin leaving it sour and spotted

Im waiting for Hatred

breathing heavily ghost breaths that hurt my lungs as they pass..

tension thick in the air, cuttable, along with the stench of fear caked on the stone walls and floor waiting to be added to by my fear

the floor wanting me to give but i fight.

i stand straight as hatred comes eyes alight contemplating on how he will add me to his bone shatterers

I stare at hatred without a shutter

as he comes closer and the black comes again.

-Savana Benker


In this poem, do you know what fear is?

Poetry Prompt

Write an illusion poem. Could be about magic 

tricks, optical illusions, illusions of character, or 

wherever you wish to take it.


Send it to me when you finish so that I can post 

it!  Mrs. D

~~Don't Forget~~ (Winters Death Pt. 3)

I'm still here world, have you forgot about me already?
I've been here for months, if not years.
I have just been sitting here,
chained to this snowy seat with nowhere to go.
I've been sitting here quietly, 
watching all the people walk around me happy with their lives.
And not a care in the world.

It's still very cold out here you know...
The tree is still weeping over me.
The bench is getting old and moss covered.
Oh, and the fully bloomed rose bush, yeah, it's starting to wilt.
But there is still life within it, for it will not parish anytime soon.
It would mean the death of me, you see,
the rose represents many things.
One of which is "love"..
love comes from the "heart"
the rose bush is metaphorically my heart.
My heart (unfortunately) is chained right here with me.
Confined to endure a life of solitude because no one wants it.

This winter is brutal...
The lady is back, just to let you know...
Winter.
She always comes back at this time.
She leaves my skin snow white,
and ice cold.
A cold that no warmth, 
not even the fire within hell (which doesn't even contain fire, but ice, at least by Dante's perspective anyway.) could warm.
She's the one who chained me here you know.
So pretty, but so sadistic.
So malicious, yet so beautiful.

I'm sorry, I'm getting a little off topic. Let's get back to the poem, shall we???

The only thing that keeps me warm in this snowy wasteland is my thoughts of what it used to feel like, ya know, being free..

The tree is still as black as death's soul.
The bench is getting so old.
The rose bush is starting to wilt...
maybe that's best?
Just don't forget that it's cold outside today.
Don't leave me stranded here world...

--Matthew Tracy

Another Contest!

Nonfiction Contest

Make us laugh, move us to tears ... write a fabulous, memorable nonfiction piece and you may be one of our two monthly winners. Eligible sections include: Nonfiction, Focus/Special Issue, College Essays, Heroes, Pride & Prejudice, Health, What Matters, and Sports.

Prizes

Winning articles are published in Teen Ink magazine, and contest winners receive a copy of the magazine featuring their work. Plus, they’ll have the opportunity to choose from an exciting selection of Teen Ink merchandise – apparel and other items – available exclusively through Teen Ink.

Guidelines

Teen Ink will only consider original writing by teens. Entries of all kinds are accepted – serious, funny, long or short. We like to read it all!

Submit entries through our website or by e-mail to submit@teenink.com. All nonfiction works submitted to Teen Ink are automatically considered for the monthly contest. See our submission guidelines for more information.

Deadlines

There are no deadlines; entries are accepted throughout the year. Winning nonfiction pieces are published in Teen Ink magazine and online each month. Keep in mind if your submission has a seasonal or holiday theme, it's best to send it in early.

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Contest - if you're interested

I am sending this message on behalf of Zoe Butler and the Arkansas Center for the Book.

For those who participate in the annual Letters about Literature reading and writing contest, just a reminder that the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress has set two entry deadlines for the 2014 competition.  Level III entries from students in grades 9-12 must be submitted by December 10, 2013.  January 10, 2014 is the deadline for entries for Level I (students in grades 4-6) and for Level II (students in grades 7 & 8) entries. 

For entry guidelines and additional information on Letters about Literature, visit www.read.gov/letters 

or www.library.arkansas.gov or contact the Arkansas Center for the Book at 501.682.2874

Zoe Butler

Coordinator

Arkansas Center for the Book

Arkansas State Library

900 West Capitol Ave., Suite 100

Little Rock, AR 72201

Phone: 501-682-2874

Fax: 501-682-1693

zoe@library.arkansas.gov