Abbie Jensen Poems

Every person has a mask on
You can’t see it, can’t feel it
But everyone who has taken theirs off
can FEEL it on other people
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The Secret of Music

When I sit down to play my piano,
suddenly nothing else matters
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When I close my eyes
To fall asleep till sunrise
I see myself doing whatever I want
Without any worries or ‘you can't's'
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Why do people hurt others?
Why do people take pride in watching others suffer
When they suffer themselves?
Why do people laugh when others cry
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I used to raise my hand in every class,
Prepared to answer whatever the teacher asked.
I used to sit with my back straight, eyes forward
Staring at the writing on the chalkboard.
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Life is like a giant wall
Everyone is straining to get to the top
Some never make it and just fall
Some make it to the top and get a glimpse of the view that was blocked
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I like to look up at the sky
and just wonder how planes fly
Or where bees carry their honey
and why it never goes bad
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Adolescent. Young. Inexperienced.
Stupid. Youthful. Careless.
All words to describe teenagers.
So this is for us.
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We all know the quotes ‘Life is precious’ and
‘Live every moment to the fullest’
But I think for most of us
It goes right over our heads.
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I am a dreamer and a believer
I wonder about the undiscovered
I hear other people's words trying to pull me back
I see the lies they tell
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