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They Don’t Know MAG
April 27, 2010
They don't know.
They don't know the reason I smell like
Chanel perfume.
It's because I save the paper perfume samplers in
my grandma's Macy's catalog and
make them
last.
Each day.
They don't know the reason I come to school with perfectly
curled hair
every morning.
It's because
I dance in the rain
at midnight
and sleep with my hair
in braids.
They can't know.
© Jessica F., Bradford, MA
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This article has 15 comments.
InkWriter13 said...
on Jun. 16 2012 at 1:48 pm
I like the structure you chose; it works well with your message. Great poem. Very touching, very revealing, very real. Great work. Would you please comment on my poems titled the Girl and Remind Me? I would really appreciate it! :D
InkWriter13 said...
on Jun. 16 2012 at 1:48 pm
I like the structure you chose; it works well with your message. Great poem. Very touching, very revealing, very real. Great work. Would you please comment on my poems titled the Girl and Remind Me? I would really appreciate it! :D
Lady-Milano BRONZE said...
on Oct. 27 2011 at 4:43 pm
it's easy to judge when you're looking from the outside. funny how we always think we know it all. i loved your poem.
musiccrazy SILVER said...
on Oct. 27 2011 at 9:05 am
Really good. Makes me think about what I don't know about people. The secrets they must keep hidden. really cool.
Countrylife4 GOLD said...
on Oct. 27 2011 at 7:32 am
I loved it!!!!
PrincessBethyyy GOLD said...
on Jun. 14 2010 at 6:40 pm
hmm..
it has me wondering what don't we know? super good keep it oging.
Wellington BRONZE said...
on Jun. 8 2010 at 6:28 pm
thanks for the comment(:
Wellington BRONZE said...
on Jun. 6 2010 at 9:57 am
thanks for the comment. the real idea of this poem is that perceptions of people can be deceiving. here is this girl who everyone thinks is rich, stuck-up, and has a perfect life, but she's really simple, poor, and a little bit crazy.
GoodmorningSweetheart BRONZE said...
on Jun. 2 2010 at 2:45 pm
Poetry I feel is impossible to critique. There is no wrong way to do poetry. "They Don't Know"'s fleeting thoughts is simple but lovely. You should add the other verses. Why can't they know? Who or what is she trying to hide?
I, unfortunatley, have to disagree with the others. It's not that it is bad, but it is disjointed and confusing to the point to where I don't really know what is going on. If you write more and possibly change the spacing of this poem, I think it will be really good. Let me know if you do! :)
Sketched97 PLATINUM said...
on May. 19 2010 at 6:35 pm
this is amazing! omg soo good one of the best ive read on teen ink!
dianaforfree said...
on May. 19 2010 at 5:20 pm
gorgeous! ♥
