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