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      September 10, 2016My Pen Is Out of InkTegan Pedersen

      my pen is out of ink.
      and the house is creaking
      and the curtains keep moving
      and my pen is out of ink.
      you still stand there,
      as quiet as you’ve ever been
      [i was always into the artist-type]
      and my pen is out of ink.
      and the planes go by overhead
      passing all of the birds
      and the clouds
      and it’s beautiful, really.
      my pen is out of ink.
      and the kids are lying
      in the park
      in the woods and
      leaves are falling
      and they are singing
      giggling
      and carrying on
      and my pen is out of ink.
      the rain just started
      [‘O the sound of heaven cryin’]
      and there was lightning
      which is god
      one of them
      or something better
      and my pen is out of ink.
      now they are leaving
      escaping dust
      death
      and other things
      and i’d love to write a letter
      [but my pen is out of ink.]

      from 2016 RYPA

      Tegan Pedersen (age 15)

      Why do you like to write poetry?

      “Poetry is an anchor, but not in the weigh-me-down sense. Poetry is an anchor in that it keeps me grounded to who I am, to who I aspire to be. Poetry is a gateway, one that leads me to places I could have never imagined before words. Poetry is the idea that anything is possible, that anything can and will happen, and it’s up to me to make it come true. Poetry isn’t just a hobby anymore; I write to breathe.”

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