Teens Empowerment Awareness with ResolutionS
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear that we are powerful beyond measure. It
is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous,
talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not
serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure
around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God
that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we
unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our
presence automatically liberates others.”

- Marianne Williamson
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You left me, you neglected me, and abandoned me too. For years I was angry but now I see I
turned out much better without you. In my life you didn't bother, you didn't promote the time to be
a father. I had to survive on my mother's love alone. With the absence of a father's love is why
my heart is partially stone.

You left me, neglected me, O' yeah and abandoned me too. I guess the life of drugs and alcohol
was more important to you. It's a crying shame; but you are the one to blame. I'm your  only
child, your only daughter, your only seed; but in my life you could never do a good deed.

It's the same story but with a different punch line every few years. You call me sobbing and
bursting into tears. In the younger stages of my life I was so naive to  think you would actually
change. I guess with me thinking that I was better off taking herione up my veins.

But at this point of my life I have no excuses, sympathy, or empathy for you. Only use you for
motivation, now that's a word that will do. The meaning behind it all is that I'm continuing my life
and succeding without you.

You missed my first baby step, my first word, my games, my high school and college graduation
too but it's okay because I'm still thankful and grateful so I do pray for you. I pray that the Lord has
mercy on your soul and guide and protect you as you grow old.

Im grown now. Im not a little girl anymore that time has passed, you missed it remember?
Although you left me, neglected me, and abandoned me I still made it.

So thank you because had you not left me alone, I would not have the motivation, strength, and
courage to make it on my own. You are a figment to my imagination and absent in my world. But
I cannot change my blood line and the fact that I am still you little girl.

- Phoenix
" Daddy's Little Girl "