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Mother May I Play With Madness
February 15, 2011
Mother may I play with madness
Life seems so mundane
It seems I'm trapped by expectations
I think I'd like to be insane
All around me is convention
And desperate normalcy
At times it feels theres no one
Who feels the same as me
Somehow I think its better
To be hopelessly confused
Than be a slave to regulation
With an imagination never used
If this is all we're liveing for
Then why are we still here?
I know we have a purpose
I pray that mine is near
© Stephanie F., Marblehead, MA
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ArtsDefinition BRONZE said...
on Jul. 18 2011 at 7:17 pm
This was amazing. =)
finally found someone good enough to get this feeling down to words ... it beautifully explains one of those times when i just wanna break free and go about doing everything my heart ever longed for be it sane or insane ... loved the poem and love you for posting such a poem ... keep up the good work ...
likeitmatters SILVER said...
on Apr. 20 2011 at 3:09 pm
why thank you dear <3
likeitmatters SILVER said...
on Apr. 20 2011 at 3:08 pm
I'm glad you can relate <3
TheHangingGirl BRONZE said...
on Apr. 2 2011 at 10:47 am
Thanks for telling me then! I was getting inpatient! hehe.
likeitmatters SILVER said...
on Mar. 21 2011 at 8:13 pm
mhmmm(: MY ENGLISH TEACHER HAD TO FORCE ME TO SUBMIT SOMETHING. SORRY ABOUT THE CAPS, MY PHONE IS BEING INSANE :O
likeitmatters SILVER said...
on Mar. 21 2011 at 5:03 pm
Of course <3
likeitmatters SILVER said...
on Mar. 21 2011 at 3:23 pm
Thank you so much(: As for the magazine thing, It makes me nervous just posting it on here.
thinkofsomethingbetter GOLD said...
on Mar. 21 2011 at 12:48 pm
my very first posts took 3 weeks and i posted three at one time. so i think it just depends on how many you post at one time.
rubyrainstorm SILVER said...
on Mar. 20 2011 at 1:34 pm
Thanks so much for telling me! Wow, a month? Okay, I'll enter some new articles that aren't poems. Again, I appreciate it! 8)
likeitmatters SILVER said...
on Mar. 19 2011 at 7:33 pm
Poetry takes forever, opinion and hot topics take up to a week.
TheHangingGirl BRONZE said...
on Mar. 19 2011 at 5:36 pm
Im new to teenink to and its taking forever!!!!! Im so eager to have my writing out there. Can anyone narrow down how long it takes?
likeitmatters SILVER said...
on Mar. 19 2011 at 5:08 pm
They absolutely want your poems! I was starting to think the same thing tho, mine took almost a month to be accepted. Poetry takes the longest, my other articles only took a few days.
MissyLafae BRONZE said...
on Mar. 19 2011 at 3:30 pm
that is really true :)
YankeeSwagg PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 19 2011 at 10:07 am
beautifully written (:
rubyrainstorm SILVER said...
on Mar. 19 2011 at 8:10 am
This was such a beautiful poem! I loved it, and I could tell there's a lot of feeling and emotion behind it. I'm a new member of teenink, and I submitted a few poems to the editor probably a week ago. How long does it usually take for an article to earn approval? If you could reply that would be great because I'm starting to think that they don't want my poems on the site because they're bad! 8) Anyways, loved your poem, and continue writing!
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