The Flaws in Our Teen: An Unfiltered Look at the Teenage Years Through Poetry. - Softcover

Bentinck, R. A.; Davis, Sasha

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0999444549 ISBN 13: 9780999444542

Publisher: FyaPublishing, 2019

Synopsis

Growing up isn’t always beautiful. Sometimes it’s confusing, painful, exciting, awkward, and completely unpredictable.

The Flaws in Our Teen is a poetry collection about what it really feels like to be young and figure yourself out.

From first crushes and broken hearts to friendship drama, insecurity, loneliness, family struggles, changing emotions, and the search for identity, these poems explore the moments that can make being a teenager feel overwhelming and unforgettable.

These poems explore what teenagers think but don't always say out loud.

Inside, You’ll Find Poems About:

• Love and First Crushes — the butterflies, excitement, uncertainty, and heartbreak that come with caring about someone for the first time.

• Friendship and Betrayal — when the people you trust can become the people who hurt you.

• Growing Up — discovering who you are while everyone seems to have an opinion about who you should be.

• Self-Doubt and Insecurity — the questions, comparisons, and struggles with feeling good enough.

• Loneliness and Belonging — what it feels like to be surrounded by people and still feel alone.

• Heartbreak and Healing — learning that some endings hurt, but they don't have to define you.

• Teenage Dreams and Fears — wondering about the future while trying to survive the present.

Poetry That Speaks Your Language

These poems aren't about pretending teenage life is perfect.

They're about the messy parts.

The moments when you overthink a text.
When a friendship suddenly changes.
When you like someone who doesn't feel the same way.
When you question yourself.
When you feel misunderstood.
When you don't know exactly who you're becoming.

And sometimes, they're about the moments that make you smile, laugh, hope, and realize you're not alone.

For Every Teen Who Has Ever Thought...

"Is it just me?"

It isn't.

The Flaws in Our Teen gives voice to the emotions, experiences, and questions that are often difficult to put into words.

Whether you're 12, 15, 17, or somewhere in between, you'll find poems that reflect different parts of the journey of growing up.

- Read a poem when you're happy.
- Read one when you're hurting.
- Read one when you don't know what you're feeling.

You might just find a little of yourself in these pages.

Open the Book. Find Your Words. See Yourself.

The Flaws in Our Teen is for anyone discovering that growing up isn't about having everything figured out.

This journey requires you to learn, feel, make mistakes, fall, get back up, and become who you are meant to be.

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Edition details

• Publisher: FyaPublishing
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0999444549
• ISBN 13: 9780999444542
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 294