Agent Orange | Teen Ink
  1. Home
  2. Poetry
  3. Free Verse
  4. Agent Orange

Agent Orange

February 19, 2014
By madelinewohl SILVER, Randolph, New Jersey
More by this author
madelinewohl SILVER, Randolph, New Jersey
7 articles 7 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Well, I met an old man<br /> Dying on a train.<br /> No more destination,<br /> No more pain.<br /> Well, he said<br /> &quot;One thing before I graduate<br /> Never let your fear decide your fate.&quot; -AWOLNATION, &quot;Kill Your Heroes&quot;

View profile

I used to be a dandelion.

to others I may have looked like a bother,
but to you I was everything

until April crept in
fog coating pupils
and you decided that I was merely a weed,
joining the rest

muttered prayers
as pedals sail
wishes for something
beating in your hands

semblances gather along the crevice

and they can never give
what I gave you.

© Leidy E., Spartanburg, SC

Post a comment
Submit your own

Similar Articles

Previous Next
Poetry
Alone
By bitty09 SILVER
Claymont, Delaware
bitty09 SILVER, Claymont, Delaware
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
View profile
Poetry
The Protectors' of the World
By Arbys GOLD
Dobbs Ferry, New York
Arbys GOLD, Dobbs Ferry, New York
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.&quot;Edgar Allan Poe<br /> &quot;A dream doesn&#039;t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. ~Colin Powell&quot; ~ Colin Powell<br /> &quot;Wisdom is not finally tested in the schools, Wisdom <br /> &quot;A poem is never finished, only abandoned.&quot;-Paul Valery

View profile
Poetry
Do It Now!
By Lost-In-Life GOLD
Whitby, Other
Lost-In-Life GOLD, Whitby, Other
11 articles 0 photos 299 comments

Favorite Quote:
It&#039;s never to late, if it weren&#039;t for the last minute many things would never get done!

View profile
Poetry
Afraid of Always Loving You
By MariaMarie DIAMOND
Washington Court House, Ohio
MariaMarie DIAMOND, Washington Court House, Ohio
70 articles 0 photos 181 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life&#039;s a mountain on a beach&quot;-Unknown<br /> &quot;Will: This is either madness or brilliance. Sparrow: It&#039;s remarkable how often those two traits coincide.&quot;-Pirates of the Caribbean:Curse of the Black Pearl.

View profile
Poetry
Shiver
By AnnieC SILVER
Council, Idaho
AnnieC SILVER, Council, Idaho
5 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I can gather all the news I need on the weather report. Hey, I&#039;ve got nothing to do today but smile.&quot; Simon and Garfunkel &#039;The Only Living Boy in New York&#039;

View profile
Poetry
Fear
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 2 comments.

Manaal BRONZE said...
on Feb. 23 2014 at 11:17 pm
Manaal BRONZE, San Ramon, California
1 article 0 photos 2 comments
View profile
The weed/dandelion analogy was genius
j.g.poems PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 23 2014 at 7:24 am
j.g.poems PLATINUM, Naples, Florida
29 articles 6 photos 43 comments
View profile
I LOVE this poem! You are amazing.