Dark poems from my teen years that express and work through normal teen angst, family and relationship issues, anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, and cutting. Writing was a great (less harmful) coping skill that helped me through these years. My hope is that they will help someone else know they are not alone. That although, right now, the pain is very real and may feel unbearable, please, please, don't give up, there is reason to hope, and it can get so much better