Teen Birthday Poems

Eldorado 

In Sokoto's land of ancient pride,
A miracle unfolded, your birth inside,
A mother's vision of a daughter dear,
Yet, fate's design wove a different thread, a...

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It’s that time of the year when,
 celebration calls, time & again.
This year needs special mention,
As you turn thirteen and seek attention!

The years seemed to...

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You’ve probably seen them everywhere,
the grinning, happy, carefree teenagers,
mere children really.

I’m not a teenager anymore.
I started missing it last week,
because I knew I was losing...

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How many birthdays
I need to celebrate
to finally experience puberty?
I feel like I never grew up
except having growth spurts
and that time once a month

How many birthdays
I...

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I’m chilling and doing homework tonight. Leaning into it.

Last night one of our suitemates (Julia) turned 21 - she’s barable. Not that we get carded...

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I latest piece is too long the poem section - so it's in "Short Stories." 

It's called "omelettes" I could shorten it - but why?...

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so you say
your turning
twenty-one years old
today

Hootie Hoo!
happy birthday

and you want
some advice
on the game
of life
so you don't
get played

okay! baby
you know
you just came
to the wrong
place?

so this is...

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I was a Paul girl way back when;
Read every magazine.
His face was plastered on my walls,
Like every Beatles teen.

I screamed my head off watching
When they...

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When I was twelve, my older sister, Annick, was in med school.
She was dedicated and incorruptible - always studying, always.

I wanted her to spend time...

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I have a new short story called “eggbeater” - if you’re interested. =]

It;s about a helicopter ride (my first).

It was slightly too long for the...

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parTA
My sweet little gran-mire is 94 Years old.
She still works, as the chairwoman of the family trust.
You can call her “Godfather.”

The “frail old lady” is...

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It's a recurring event
in our lovely household,
every time it's someone's birthday
Crystal gets a bit angry
and with a hilarious comment says,
" I am the queen, let...

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after a long time 
a beautiful dream

december cold moon
purple dressed teen girl
with some peonies in hand
oh oh oh! it is her again
wondering how after everything

walking...

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Anna Hanson died on her birthday,  
“She had a seizure, swallowed her tongue.”
three hours before her 13th year had begun.

“What is epilepsy?” We needed...

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A song from yesterday,                     ...

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