4 Poems of Catcher in the Rye

Sally Hayes thoughts after Holden started screaming at the bar.

Holden Caulfield

By: Danelia Martinez

He screamed at me,

For no apparent reason.

I got scared,

Scared that he would

Do something to hurt me

Just because I didn’t agree

To escape with him,

To a place where we would

Never

Be found.

He told me

His plans,

How he’d get a job,

And we’d have money

Everything he said was stupid

Just so childhood dreams.

It was totally insane

I couldn’t do that

I couldn’t ruin my life

For Holden Caulfield

The guy who’d always call me

And hangout

But would never tell me

Something that would actually

Make me feel

More than just friends

And that night

He said I was the only reason he was around,

Those words

Made me feel

Superb

Special

Supreme

The way no one

Has ever made me feel

before

He did

And I regret it

Listening to all of it

Because I know if he’d kept insisting

Maybe I would have succumbed

To the idea

Of leaving everything,

My perfect life

Just for Holden.

Phoebe’s thoughts of Holden

Immaturity

I don't understand,

You used to be different,

But you've changed,

Your disparaging,

Your discourteous,

And you curse.

But you have this different personality in you,

Sometimes your nice, and kind,

But then you turn into these lackadaisical person,

I don't get it,

It’s like you immediately build a wall now.

A wall that separates everything

between us,

I don’t get it.

Although you continue to care for me

But were distant

Something in you has changed.

You’ve transformed

Into a completely different person,

But it’s just

sometimes,

Because you have this mood,

Changing all the time

That I can't simply explain

Sometimes I look at you weird,

Because I know there’s something

About you that’s wrong.

You weren't like this

now you’re older, and different.

They say that when you're older,

You’re more mature,

But what I see in you is immaturity,

And something else,

Something different.

At first, I thought it was because you were growing up,

But now I don't even know what's in you,

It just bothers me, and shatters me.

When I wanted to leave with you,

You yelled at me,

Were you trying to look after me

Or you didn’t think it would bother me?

Well it did, even I hugged you,

You felt awkward

I know,

Because the kiss you gave me

Didn’t feel that great.

It felt phony, but it was nice,

You’ve never done that.

Sometimes you’re mad at me,

For the immature things I do,

And you try to correct me,

But you fail.

You try to protect me,

but you fail.

I don't understand,

The way you try to protect me,

Every single time,

You’re like a shield,

Simply strong,

And dominating,

Trying to defend me,

sometimes it just seems

You don't care if you yell at me,

But I know, that inside you’re not like this.

You’re sweet, confident,

But you seriously

need to grow up,

because your behavior,

and mood change,

I just don't want tolerate anymore,

And I don’t get it.

But I will,

'Cause I love you,

And you're my big brother.

Holden’s feelings for Sally and Jane

I Do, Love You

Girls,

There are some really phony ones.

Just like Sally Hayes,

Seemed so marvelous,

But simply a phony.

She acted like if I was a madman

When I asked her to go away with me,

She looked at me so strangely

That she made me feel weird.

I sort of started screaming

According to her,

She kept telling me to lower my voice,

But I know I wasn’t screaming.

I know I was actually, becoming a madman,

When I even told her,

I Loved her.

Lies pure lies, but I did it anyways,

I only loved one girl.

It was Jane Gallagher,

She wasn’t nearly a phony

The most beautiful girl,

I’ve seen.

She cared about me

The way no one else did,

And I did too,

Although she got over me,

I didn’t.

I’m still in love with

Your face,

The way you used to put your kings

In the back row,

When we used to play checkers,

All alone, and always together,

With no one around

Just your stepdad that made you cried,

And made me feel worst,

Because I couldn’t understand why he fought

with you,

With a nice girl,

That was just

Beautiful and bright,

But he was an idiot.

The way he treated you,

I knew you were a victim

Of something, but you never

Wanted to talk about it.

We used to go to the movies,

Have a great time,

And one day,

You put your hand on the back of

My neck,

The best day of my life.

I remember when I kissed you

Everywhere,

Except your mouth,

I wasn’t brave enough

To kiss you, the girl

I’m still in love with,

And always will be,

But I will never be brave enough

To just call you and tell you,

But I will always say I still miss you.

Even though I know you don’t.

Mr. Antolini’s thoughts of when Holden left his house

Holden was a

Nice kid

Student of mine,

He has always seemed

Protective,

Peculiar, and

Perplexed.

He came for a little visit

To my house

Seemed odd,

But I accepted right away.

I´ve always wanted to know

How his been ever since he left school,

He never had good grades,

But he was a great guy,

Always in trouble,

But he just needed help.

I gave him guidance,

I’ve tried to help him several times,

I gave him sage advice

He didn’t even listen,

I told him he should find the size of his mind,

But only if he wanted,

And that he had to be careful,

If he falls downhill.

He just needed some orientation

And affection,

That’s why I patted him on the head.

He was always defensive,

But I never thought he would have

Reacted the way he did.

He left without a point

And got nervous,

He started making up excuses

To leave.

I knew he was just confused,

He’d always get freaked out

When someone got really friendly.

Maybe he never request for help,

And doesn’t even want help,

But he had never actually thought

He had problems,

He won’t discover it,

Until he asks for support,

Something he never does

And maybe never will,

But I hope he’ll understand

He should get help.