Category: Poetry

One, Two, Three

by Marelle Hipolito ’21   One, two, three Minutes late to the bus stop I sigh with relief, the bus driver waited because she knows me   Four, five, six Times I fell asleep in class But it’s okay, I have lunch after this   Seven, eight, nine People ahead of me At least it’s […]

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The World

by David Martineau ’18   You grow on me like a coat of fur, but offer me no warmth. And sometimes all I would like to do is shave you off, But I cannot, for you are my children.   Before, when I was whipped by fire and scarred by ice, When my skin blistered […]

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The Empty Crowded Room

by Marelle Hipolito ’21   Dear boy in this crowded room, Do I dare sit next to you? Will you pause your video, and say hi Or will you refuse me a second of your time?   Dear girl in this crowded room, Do you see me looking right at you? Will you pause writing […]

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Snow

by Erin Lucey ’20   Snowflakes fall from the generous sky, Blanketing the grateful ground with their grace and charm. They cover each fear, they hide every regret, they mask every drop of pain, and reveal only the sparkle of the frosted, silvery night.   Snowflakes fall from the resentful sky, covering the sorrowful ground […]

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‘On the breath of a hope to be shared’

by Jonathan Coppe ’18   Is joy more real when it is shared? I seek a soul to share my joy, To wrap in zeal for life and bathe in love Of every precious thing that pulls My cheeks into a smile. To see her smile too—and not for me!— for finding something more to […]

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It Looks Like, Feels Like, Sounds Like

by Kiley McMahon ’20   I have never been in love, but I know what it looks like, feels like, and sounds like.   It is appealing on the outside, sweet and content on the inside; nobody can compare to the one true love of your life.   Your two hearts beat harmoniously and in […]

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Backhanded

by Jay Willett ’20   I won’t lie to you I’m not the most athletic, But the exhilaration of a touchdown or breakaway is won through patience. I’m not the most intellectual, But learning is my reason for existence, and gradually learning is diligent. I’m not the wealthiest, But the money made is hard-earned, saved, […]

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Auntie

by Jay Willett ’20   The crimson tablecloth sprang up with the cold fall breeze, My great uncle had opened the window for a smoke, But the wind rejected it, spiraling it in our full faces. We were all there, hadn’t happened for a while. We all lived across the country, some in others. But […]

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I’m Not Sorry Anymore

by Sam Pellman ’20   I said sorry when you broke my heart I waited for an apology but gave you over a hundred I let you hurt me and I blamed myself   But I’m not sorry anymore I’m not sorry you walked away when I thought I needed you the most I’m not […]

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Cento

by Marisa DelFarno ’18   I was much further out than a lost star’s way. I was trotting along a route obscure. Boundless and bare. Bathe myself in strangeness, under the surge of the blue veritable ocean. Marvels of form and gravity. The moving waters, the enormous avenues, going on and on—sinkin’ deeper, deeper. Taken […]

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