Teenage Angst
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I was 17 when my mum died from breast cancer. At that time, and for a period afterwards, I wasn't able to express myself verbally so I turned to writing. It was cathartic, though I never had the courage to share what I wrote, let alone attempt to publish my work. I wouldn't claim to be a poet, or a writer, however, 20 years on I feel ready to share. My hope is that these poems, written while I was still a teenager, will inspire as well as be understood whichever way you interpret them.
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Teenage Angst - Ben Smithfield
TEENAGE ANGST
By
Ben Smithfield
A Collection of Pain from the 90s
Copyright
© Ben Smithfield, 2016
Cover by Reimarie Cabalu
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Disclaimer
This is a work of fiction. Any names or characters, businesses or places, events or incidents, are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
Dedication
To
Good memories
Contents
Title Page
Copyright
Disclaimer
Dedication
As Soon As
Contamination
The Blue Angel (Be with Us)
He’s No Different
Suzanne
Temporarily Gone
Chimes
Passover
Everything, and Including
Mr Machismo
Scrawny Girl vs. the Babe
Release
The Vegetable
People Only Love You When You’re Dead
A Pretty Good Day
Happy at Last
Death One
Death Two
Power of One, Now That You’ve Gone
Bye, Bye I’m Going to Mars
Slip Into a Dream
Sitting Here
Some…
Past of Bliss
The Snowflakes
Horses Are Calm
In the Eye
Our Votes For You
Reality Dreaming
Where Are We?
Maybe It’s Gonna Be Alright?
Flesh and Blood Part One
Flesh and Blood Part Two (Resurrection)
Flesh and Blood Part Three (All)
Flesh and Blood Part Four (The Contemplation)
Flesh and Blood Part Five (The Ice Age)
Flesh and Blood Part Six (Comprehension)
Flesh and Blood Part Seven (Rest for All)
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For You
The Face of Light, Gone
Every Night You Rise
To a Loved One
Now’s the Time
Be My Friend?
Getting Older
Sometimes
Where the Road Leads
In 2 Deep
Through a Window: Back and Forth
When?
Rolling Glass
The Mask
What’s Inside?
I’m In Hell, (Won’t Someone Help Me?)
Stages
Discovery?
The Realisation
The Everyday Pain
I Am Here
As Soon As
As soon as you’re born you start dying,
Never any truth always lying.
As soon as you touch you start to see,
That all around is pain and misery.
As soon as you learn you start to realise,
That all you’re being taught are lies.
As soon as you listen you start to think,
That they’ll get you as soon as you blink.
As soon as you try you start to cry,
That you can never reach that all time high.
As soon as you run they see your tracks,
You know you can never relax.
As soon as you dream they’re in your thoughts,
Even up there you can be caught.