Depressing Poems I Wrote as a Teen

Deciphering the world through a young adult’s eyes

Image by Enrique Meseguer from Pixabay

I refused to part with my poem-filled journals when I was a teen. I was terrified of losing my carefully crafted creations, especially those that weren’t for the world’s eyes. I kept them in a backpack and took them everywhere, from my after-school job to parties with friends. I’m 37 now, and I still have a box of…