My Only Published Poem (Circa 2005-2006)

The Boast

Alone I have stood stagnant for seventeen summers

Some think the reason I write

Is as simple as signing a fraudulent forged note

I tell you this tale:

Early in my minor middle school career

I careened out of a relationship rapidly

Avid and eager to advance

Perfecting poetry became much motivation

I quickly climbed the poetic plateau

The steep side,

Pacing and not rushing my written rhetoric

Now I need to conquer and neutralize any negative forces

With wicked words worthy of a Shakespearean scholar in solitary

C.Goins (Age:17), Published in "Celebrate! Young Poets Speak Out" Northeast-Spring 2006

The Fickleness of Feelings

There was a muted sadness in knowing that something that had affected me so strongly just didn’t anymore. Something must be said of the fickleness of feelings. But we had, it seemed, moved on.

Amy Van Vuuren, Ex Sex Success