by Erin Venuti ’20 The day the words died, I felt everything. Beneath my paper skin, I sensed the germ set in And the illness begin, Corrupting all forms of word, Noun, preposition, Adjective, and verb. Beneath my paper skin, I felt The pulse ceasing To beat beat. Beat beat. The syllables decreasing. Beat, beat. […]
by Jessica Polanco ’20 Everyone dreads the feeling, But they truly never know what it feels like. It isn’t even a feeling, It’s just something that happens. When you get over an argument, You don’t even remember the exact time you did But you did. And it just happened. When something dries up, After getting […]
by Connor Zimmerman ’20 In a mirror, the reflection is clear. The image shows perfection. I look just how I hoped I’d appear I can’t think of any objections. The reflection sends me back to the past To the moments when I laugh and love. All the connections […]
by Marelle Hipolito ’21 It was many summers ago Never forgotten, always remembered: gut feeling of the end coming before the snap crack and cry of pain, landing on impact an injury so defeating there was no game to play no win or lose, just over a broken bone, a broken heart impossible to put […]
by Dawyn Henriquez ’19 “Boom, then crash The shattering of glass” Strange fruit hanging and you expect us to forget the past? Even though I saw my Momma in shackles at four, You really believe equality is an unnecessary bore? How quick to forget you are, truly, how fast. Who of you haven’t thought that […]
by Sam Pellman ’20 Have you ever been in a moment and stopped to think about how much you’ll miss that exact moment? That no matter where you are or when you are there, you will never be able to live that moment again? So you tried to stop to soak it in, but […]
by Connor Zimmerman ’20 Just when I turned towards you, I saw your face With the tears gracefully gliding down your cheek. You were smiling in your pain, trying to feign I walked over and held you close, as I said: “Smile now, don’t cry, ‘cause this is the first of the lasts.” […]
by Marelle Hipolito ’21 I heard you quit the team I didn’t think you would, and I didn’t think you could but you gave up your childhood dream I heard that it was a long time coming people weren’t surprised, your priorities were compromised but you didn’t end up with nothing I […]
by Erin Lucey ’20 Walking to school, Our eyes were so bright. I arrived with huge passion, Though my body was slight. A yellow ticket each day, And I giggle as I wait. There were lines on the gym floor, And a chicken patty on my plate. On go the years, And […]
by Jay Willett ’20 “Careful, always watch your step when you walk here honey,” she hummed. Grinning, I nodded my head and reached up, earnestly grabbed the railing. Orange tired sun, relentless reflections, my soul, Waves that roar, my mind, Winds that rage and sway, my time, Vessel that cradles me, God hopes you don’t […]