Teen Angst Common Poetry Themes
I hate you:
Verbally slaughters the person they hate showing dominance and defining their wrongs.
You left me:
After all we've been through. You lied/made me feel happy. I'll get my revenge though.
I am dead inside:
So overwhelmed they cannot cope. They feel dead.
Fuck it all:
For those who have so much stacked they just give up.
Trapped:
By society, parents, social structure, ...
Alone:
Loneliness.
Mirror or Mask:
Smiles outside but dying inside.
What is Life, death, love, etc:
Defining an abstract theme.
Me, I am:
Define yourself.
The pain inside:
How much I'm hurting. I'm more mature then most people.
Them:
Them, and what they do to you, and usually how you're superior.
What you did:
Usually a boyfriend cheating, but varies.
Broken:
Usually loss of innocence because of sex or family emotional conflicts.
Cutting/Mutilation:
Explicit depiction of cutting themselves. Crimson river, cold sharp blade on wrist etc.