Here I Am. | Teen Ink
  1. Home
  2. Poetry
  3. Free Verse
  4. Here I Am.

Here I Am.

January 8, 2014
By mckenna_johnston BRONZE, Farmington, New Mexico
More by this author
mckenna_johnston BRONZE, Farmington, New Mexico
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
View profile

I watch from the back.
I watch people laugh and talk with their friends.
I watch smiles form and tears swell.
I watch pencils scribble over paper and passed between teenage girls.
I watch nervous students huddle in a corner, asking the teacher about every other question.

And here I am.

I am here, moving in slow motion while the world around me spins and tumbles.
I watch the teacher at her desk, praying that the day will be over soon so she could go home, open a bottle of vodka and watch reruns of One Tree Hill.
I watch the spitballs fly, and self esteem fall.

And yet I am here.

With wings that ache and a heart that desires.

© by Steve S., Marblehead, MA

Post a comment
Submit your own

Similar Articles

Previous Next
Poetry
Never The Same
By sHaDoWnInJa PLATINUM
West Jordan, Utah
sHaDoWnInJa PLATINUM, West Jordan, Utah
31 articles 0 photos 3 comments
View profile
Poetry
Remembrance
By Rachel Bellah BRONZE
Seattle, Washington
Rachel Bellah BRONZE, Seattle, Washington
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment
View profile
Poetry
Secret Crush
By C.J.H. BRONZE
Benciao City, Taipei County, Other
C.J.H. BRONZE, Benciao City, Taipei County, Other
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Sometimes the world tries ot knock it out of you. But I believe in music the way that some people believe in fairy tales." August Rush(2007)

View profile
Poetry
Hanging leaves
By niceenouf PLATINUM
Garfield, New Jersey
niceenouf PLATINUM, Garfield, New Jersey
26 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"As we move on, you forget, we both move on, with no regret."

View profile
Poetry
Diffrences
By Son`ador SILVER
Hamilton, Other
Son`ador SILVER, Hamilton, Other
8 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We all mess up sometimes,but if we make a conscious effort to do good more times than not, we&#039;ll be doing life right.&quot;<br /> Stephanie Perry Moore<br /> <br /> Life sucks, and then you die!!<br /> -Anonymous-

View profile
Poetry
Why?
By wordweaver96 PLATINUM
Winchester, Kentucky
wordweaver96 PLATINUM, Winchester, Kentucky
37 articles 2 photos 254 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot; It is not our abilities but our choices that show who we truly are. &quot;<br /> Albus Dumbledore<br /> <br /> <br /> See, we really DON&#039;T have anything to fear but fear itself!

View profile

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 0 comments.