No one ever said growing up is easy, but if you're curious about its modern-day complexities, joys and surprises, read the poetry of youths.In poems, children and teenagers find a voice for feelings they would otherwise struggle to express. In writing that comes from the heart, they share what the world means to them.
Anything can inspire the works, from a favorite family vehicle to the way generations fail to communicate.
Samantha Thee, an 18-year-old Kahuku High & Intermediate School senior, recently wrote about an eating disorder:
Her outer shell,
Top Model approved.
The light inside,
Extinguished.
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