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Denied by Jahri Ann The feelings of a girl child when her mother abandoned her in the 3rd world, and how the child felt unde... [115 words]
Wondering Escape by Andrews - [28 words]
Wisps Of Air by Jt Ewing Love in the real world, when the boy doesn't get the girl. [136 words]
Winter's Kiss by John Yeohann - [116 words]
While God........... by Colin Baker - [15 words]
Where My Thoughts Lay by Carla Thomson this is about my ex-fiancé and myself ... a little bit of what i'm feeling right now i co... [139 words]
When The Sun Is Down... by Walid Almiqdadi PHILOSOPHICALLY ,ULTIMATE PLEASURE IS AN ILLUSION, A FICTION,ONLY REALIZED WITH EVERY N... [98 words]
When It Knocks by Carla Thomson - [90 words]
What's Still Worst by Jahri Ann Inspiring people to be more conscious about what's happening in the world, and to play their... [131 words]
Upon Waking by T J Rintoull Upon waking, this short lyric poem came to me. [60 words]
Unborn Lament by Dri this could just be a poem about that person who knows they could be something better but circumst... [90 words]
Trying To Cross by Randall Barfield . [42 words]
Tommy by Ruzele Strauss-Hayden This poem is about my cat that died of a exotic infection [95 words]
Toast by Jasmine Boucher I was just thinking of things. So I came up with this. [109 words]
Through A Pipe Made Of Lead by Dawei - [143 words]
This Time Of Year by Andrews - [57 words]
The Sense Of Love by Mike Piotrowski I hope everyone can enjoy! Thanks, -Mike. [106 words]
The One (For You) by Sam Sullivan I was having a bad day, a girl said something really sweet to me, I got happier, and I fell i... [145 words]
The Office by T J Rintoull I couldn't work out if this was a micro-short or a prose poem. The way it's written it's a short sto... [474 words]
The Mystify One I Watched In The Heat Of The Night by Jahri Ann Is it just my imagination. A poem about imaginative attracti... [125 words]
The Memory Of You by Tara Bridget Moore It wouldn't be a love poem if it wasn't a sad poem... [188 words]
The Lyrics For That Macho-Man, He-Man, Tough-Guy Shit by Randall Barfield . [278 words]
Stroll About The Woods In Time by Andrews - [59 words]
She Bawled by Jahri Ann The hurt of a woman as her love's life was taken away by a violent act [179 words]
Restless Slumber by Carla Thomson - [74 words]
Renaissance by Walid Almiqdadi A POEM DESCRIBES A CITY LIVES IN IMAGINATION BUT IT EXISTS IN REALITY [294 words]
Rape by Little A This is a poem about a girl getting raped. It is based on my best friend and my ex-boyfriend. [95 words]
Putting Me Down? by Buxton Ex-Girl bashing.. [135 words]
Published And Paid by Dr Mu A new discovery online which opened up a world of possibilities [87 words]
Opal by J D Hoff Hoff Contemplations of Euthanasia [66 words]
Once They Are Dead by Cedric McClester Once They Are Dead talks about how we tend to lionize the dead. [28 words]
Oh Woman by John Yeohann - [120 words]
My Lover My Friend by C Parnell I wrote this poem about my lover, who is also my friend! [105 words]
My Eternity by R Soon Poem I made for a wedding [120 words]
Midnight Snack by C E Wynkoop This is just a short poem that I wrote when I was thinking about vampires. If you don't like the... [72 words]
Matt by Chloe L Batey Another cousin died today (27th October) and I wrote this... [167 words]
Keep 'em Guessing by Curious - [48 words]
Jamaican Youngster
Internal Belief by Andrews - [21 words]
Inner Self by Men Walkalone O nosso eu, que devemos escutar no cair da noite depois da bebedeira do dia. [41 words]
In The Heat Of The Moment by Andrews - [184 words]
If It Weren't For That Beer by Dri a silly one as a dedication to Leah and her boyfriend. [81 words]
I Love The Way by Christina D Stuart Love and passion [140 words]
Hope You're Lucky by Carla Thomson - [77 words]
From Darkness You Bring Light by Tara Bridget Moore This poem was written for someone who taught and inspired me beyond what any writ... [359 words]
Flowers For No One by John Yeohann A poem about loneliness [224 words]
Feather Soft by Jessi a poem. Its not the orignal.. which i think was better. sadly i lost the original, and this is wha... [69 words]
Feather Flowers by Desi Williams I wrote this a long time ago, right after I walked to the library from my therapist's office. [55 words]
Explosion! by Alexis Winchy This actually happened! Applesauce exploded in my backpack so I had to use one from the sixth grade.... [37 words]
Everlasting8 by Zachary Young Sullivan Love is a subject that is only talked about in certain places and times. Why? Because it is so de... [40 words]
Encouragement by Zachary Young Sullivan I write this for the sake of passing on encouragement on to the next troubled one. We must neva ... [92 words]
Dreamering by Joe Hammond An unseen entity stalks a young woman's dreams [59 words]
Diatribe Of A Wicked Queen by M Southwell A different take on the Wicked Queen concept. Is she really wicked, or just a victim... [423 words]
Crying In A Sandbox by C E Wynkoop This is a sad little poem about how kids pick on each other in the school yard [133 words]
Crush by C Parnell I wrote this poem a while back about someone I had a crush on, I later found out he liked me too and we h... [92 words]
Corridors Of Love? by Amarjit Bhambra Knocking on the right door....I remember my creator.... [79 words]
Collection Of Poetry by Ted Carr A collection of poetry throughout the months [146 words]
Bulletproof Lonliness by Little A This is how I feel about my new school... [72 words]
Bryna by R Bennett Okerstrom Saying goodbye to my mom [131 words]
Blood Whore by Doc Byron A vampire learns the true meaning of loneliness [46 words]
Bald by T J Rintoull A complaint against nature and pattern baldness. [132 words]
A Simple Hope by T J Rintoull A short poem I wrote while at work. [57 words]
78 by T Regajed What you make of it. [62 words]

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TITLE (EDIT)
Jamaican Youngster
DESCRIPTION
The Jamaican education system and it's negative effects on youngsters.
[273 words]
TITLE KEYWORD
Crime
AUTHOR
Jahri Ann
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
I was born and raised in the beautiful island of Jamaica for 12 years. Then I lived in New York City for 3 years, until I somehow ended up back in Jamaica and lived there for 5 years. (By now you should have guessed my age) I am currently a college student in the US majoring in sociology and a minor in English. I love writing very much but since I returned to the US I have found it rather difficult to re-ignite that flame and passion that I had for writing. Hopefully as I post my work in Storymania, I can receive constructive criticism, or reviews of my work. I welcome negative reviews of my work because I feel this can help me to make my writing better. Things like, “this poem sucks!” or “I don’t understand anything you are talking about in this writing,” I welcome with open arms.
I have traveled around, and have numerous experiences as it relates to the environment in which I’ve lived in. I admire diversity and culture, and hopefully someday, my admiration and interest in the various ways in which people live their lives can influence me more profoundly to reach out to people. I feel that writing is a way to start and gives me a chance to cut across borders and transcend across the continents, across ethnicity and race. Especially since I attend a university that is historically white, and 90% of the students are white middle-class Americans and I myself is of African descent. My passion for diversity increases the more I am in this kind of environment.

[April 2009]
AUTHOR'S E-MAIL ADDRESS
destinyalready@yahoo.com
AUTHOR'S OTHER TITLES (10)
Denied (Poetry) The feelings of a girl child when her mother abandoned her in the 3rd world, and how the child felt under the govt. system that provided no justice or security based on this abandonment. [115 words] [Erotic]
Dwellings On The Hills (Poetry) - [129 words] [Drama]
I'm Lazy. (Poetry) This is about how a person can be in conflict with certain human emotions. I gave human emotions a more literal approach. Written when I was 14. [350 words] [Mind]
Liberia (Short Stories) About a girl that lived in New York but now lives in Jamaica and is appalled at the delapidated culture around her in school, she doesn't fit in, she doesn't belong. Now we've all been through this. [2,260 words] [Teenage]
Russle (Poetry) About an innocent man that got gunned down during an attempted armed robbery. [225 words] [Crime]
She Bawled (Poetry) The hurt of a woman as her love's life was taken away by a violent act [179 words]
Spencer (Short Stories) Spence’s life is filled with ups-and-downs. Police is after him, circumstances keep arising. He is involved in drug trade, extortion from multiple business owners, money laundering, organized crime, r... [4,984 words]
The Mystify One I Watched In The Heat Of The Night (Poetry) Is it just my imagination. A poem about imaginative attraction. [125 words]
Turning Off The Lights (Poetry) What happens when you turn off the lights? [123 words] [Crime]
What's Still Worst (Poetry) Inspiring people to be more conscious about what's happening in the world, and to play their part in bettering it through unity, and hope. [131 words]
Jamaican Youngster
Jahri Ann


Do my feelings matter?
The emotions of a youngster
Shoved away in a corner
Shutted up, shouted at
Treated disrespectfully
Because of age and skin colour
While they talk pointlessly
But not about the emotions of a youngster
While they walk on the pathway that leads to nowhere
But only away from a youngster in fear
This harsh and aggressive way
To have their way with youngsters
Not even thinking that day by day
They grow older, life flips the pages
These life enfolders, gone away by the ages
Into mobsters, gangsters, prisoners all errs
Come back to end any life even your own
Ringing in your ears like an old telephone
Memories and forgetfulness of the treatments received while a youngster facilitates their acts.
Bottles up insides, these emotions
So transverse and versatile,
      So complex, so endless and to the max
Until they burst and the bottle cracks
into pieces, let lose these dogs on leaches
That can smash any soul away, everyday
On the news another act in lewd but somewhat shrewd
What about my thoughts?
What about what I’ve seen?
What about me?
The future

Mis-educated, rated as nothing really
These youngsters, voices muffled
Hands cuffed, beaten, threatened
Educational system wasted the black youngster
Diminished them to zero when they were a hero.
That they needed to try harder, when
The educational system slouched, with a pouch of junk, s/t like food
That they didn’t study enough when the tests tested
But whether you had computer database memory.
Output facts, and that was that
Lacked resources, lacked teachers,
But devious preachers, who abused authority
Lacked encouragement and positiviTY.
The psychological part constrained.
And strained, it tamed them NEGATIVLY.
Uniforms pressed to pressure them
Oppressed them and not treasure them
The subject English done only
to cut off their life’s sentences,
Write their stories, control their souls,
For prison and death sentences

 

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© 2007 Jahri Ann
STORYMANIA PUBLICATION DATE
November 2007
NUMBER OF TIMES TITLE VIEWED
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