Jewelry | Teen Ink
  1. Home
  2. Poetry
  3. Ballad
  4. Jewelry

Jewelry

January 10, 2011
By RedheadAtHeart ELITE, Mountain Home, Idaho
More by this author
RedheadAtHeart ELITE, Mountain Home, Idaho
109 articles 0 photos 164 comments

Favorite Quote:
Love with open hands. - Madeleine L'Engle

View profile

I shake my hand and it jingles
Like sleigh bells tend to do
I wonder if you notice
That I’m wearing something new
You know I don’t like jewelry
I think it’s way too fake
And something about your expression
Tells me I’ve made a mistake
I know you don’t like my change
Because you never do
But this time I don’t care
It’s not up to you
If I really want to change
And you don’t think it’s me
Be patient, let me try it out
If it’s wrong, be sure I’ll see
I just want to test the waters
I’ll change back eventually
Besides it won’t kill anyone
It’s just some old jewelry

The author's comments:
This is meant to be a merciless jab at an old boyfriend who used to question me relentlessly when I changed the way I looked.
Post a comment
Submit your own

Similar Articles

Previous Next
Poetry
tennis mix up
By Anonymous
Poetry
Rolling Waves Of Earth
By Vincent Newberry BRONZE
Glendale, California
Vincent Newberry BRONZE, Glendale, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
View profile
Poetry
The Music
By KokoCat SILVER
San Bruno, California
KokoCat SILVER, San Bruno, California
5 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Dance as if no one were watching. Sing as if no one were listening. And live every day as if it were your last"
-an Irish Proverb

View profile
Poetry
inside suicide
By 20hiscaiti09 GOLD
Sperryville, Virginia
20hiscaiti09 GOLD, Sperryville, Virginia
11 articles 3 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I love you more"

View profile
Poetry
This Night
By NaTivE_BeAutiE GOLD
Ann Arbor, Michigan
NaTivE_BeAutiE GOLD, Ann Arbor, Michigan
10 articles 0 photos 23 comments

Favorite Quote:
~a woman looked at me and said, "You know, you really don't look Indian."So I smiled at her and responded: "Well you don't look stupid, but appearances can be awfully deceiving."~

View profile
Poetry
Hiding places
By hannahbee7 DIAMOND
Boca Raton, Florida
hannahbee7 DIAMOND, Boca Raton, Florida
67 articles 1 photo 65 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You know you’re a writer if your friend tells you a heartbreaking story and your first reaction is – wow, that would make an incredible plot for a novel. You know you’re a smart writer if you manage to keep that reaction to yourself."

View profile

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 2 comments.

malloryryan07 BRONZE said...
on Jun. 19 2014 at 12:40 am
malloryryan07 BRONZE, Brookwood, Alabama
1 article 0 photos 29 comments
View profile
I think we've all had an ex like that haha ! Very descriptive. Loved it!
rachelnicole1257 SILVER said...
on Jan. 21 2011 at 4:43 pm
rachelnicole1257 SILVER, Mountain Home, Idaho
6 articles 0 photos 24 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are good is like expecting bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian." ~Dennis Wholey

View profile
I love this poem, chica! Which old boyfriend were you refering to? (You can email me the answer to that question.) :P