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Each weekday in April -- National Poetry Month -- we posted a poem from Angst! Teen Verses from the Edge. Angst! is a compilation of the best poems from PlanetKiki.com, a web community for teen girls that encourages interaction and fun and self-expression . . . no matter how angst-ridden that expression may be!

Nothing by Tabi, Traibal Warrior
"Split my heart open wide / And feed it to the nerves of God"

Untitled by Izzy
"I don't want you to just / want me the way I want you"

I Want by Rebecca Furnell
"I want you like an addict wants / another shot of sin."

If by Marissa Berlin
"If I were harmony"

Tuesday Afternoon by Amber Nicole Lupin
"Your fuzzy dice twirl / as we pass G and 18th."

Smoking by Jennifer Brewster
"It reels you in / Like a fish on a hook"

Creed by Jessica M. Tisron
"Walking up slowly / Steps that are untraced / Betrayed"

Untitled by Lauren
"You are the one"

Ode To a Narcissist by Jesskiah Dragon
"no one loves you quite like you do . . ."

Don't Think So by Jessica J. Ratliff
"Every guy's dream, right?"

Feet by Alison Denno
"Some feet can sing lullabies . . ."

Little Orange Friends by Libby Gunter
"My life is like their dirty water . . ."

Life Sucks by Babelicious
"All I know is . . ."

Dear Pat by Ashley Burkett
"You stay the hell away from me"

Rumors by Erica Sutherland
"I'm not a bitch/And I'm not a ho"

I Have To Be Me by Rachel Daniello
"I don't like football/ or televised sports . . ."

Players by Jeana Mitchell
"Players collect hearts . . ."

The Sweet Age by Glenessa Taylor
"Waiting to conquer the sweet age. . ."

Perfect by Kari Myers
"Plastic smile/Glossy eyes. . ."

Your Effect on Me by Crea
"From deep inside/Something rises . . ."

My Youth by Amber Nicole Lupin
"My bones wept/for eyes that remained dry."

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