Teen Ache

By Shreyas Susan Varghese

Teen Ache beautifully portrays the problems and pleasures of teenage through a collection of simple,humorous and thought provoking poems.It presents the thoughts,feelings and reflections of a teenager like an open book before the readers.The adults often fail to understand a teenager and consider his/her opinions as silly and insignificant.
The book offers the readers an effortless and enjoyable reading .As the author is on the brink of bidding farewell to her teenage years,which she considers as the most beautiful and intriguing period of her life.All the poems in this book bear a mark of reality.It is a best buy for the parents to help them know their teenagers better.It helps a teenager understand the common concerns and confusions of this age and moreover the main ingredient of this collection humour, that appeals to both young and old alike.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Partridge Publishing India
• Release date: Feb 9, 2015
• ISBN: 9781482844405

Shreyas Susan Varghese

A medical student who calls herself a ‘reality poet’ as she writes about things which she encounters in her real life rather than taking you on a flight of fancy.Her poems are reflections of the life of a teenager presented in a humorous and satirical manner.

Book preview

THE LITTLE DEVIL IN ME

I may look sweet and demure

But never judge anyone by their looks

cause there’s a little devil in me

that sprouts up time and again

When I wish my friend good luck for the exam

In my mind I make a quickie silent prayer

that she should flunk…

When we dress up for a party

I do not bother to tell her that she looks like a guppy fish

I think that’s for others to say

When I visit a home

I compliment the plump hostess on her figure

When my best friend’s out of earshot

I tell everyone at listening length what a mean girl she is…

I make sure that I give alms in public

watched by atleast four people

I make sure that I give a tip only

when in company

I blissfully forget to recharge my mobile

when I am the sole possessor of a mobile in my gang

I feign to be in the bathroom when mom calls me for a job

I make sure that the priest sees me

regularly praying in the church

And I always make sure that no one sees

the little devil in me

and I am sweet and demure to all…

TEARS –THE MAGICAL LIQUID

E very morning putting my contact lens on,

I prick my eyes and there it comes

Pouring like the uninvited early monsoon

Coursing its path through my

face powder caked face