You know those days when you were young enough not to know enough about the world, but still knew enough to be heartbroken every day? Poetry is the only outlet of pain and joy. Just Another Smudge In the Dark is a collection of poetry written by sixteen year-old Amy Sepulveda, who used writing poetry to get her through both emotionally challenging and wonderful times in her life. The manipulation of words is used in Just Another Smudge In the Dark in specific ways that can mean so many different things to one person, but an entirely different thing to another. Explore.