A breeze formulating,as soft as a cloth, you wipe away my tears,you settle my shaking bones. Out in the sun,ice cold sips of water, your hand warms my skinjust the same. Laughter prances across the yard,we share the same smile. The grass beneath my bare feet;I’ll be home forever. Until a brisk night falls,we’ll share […]
Ryan and I step into the elevator up to the rooftop, and I look into the mirror of lustrous metal. I admire his cleanly shaven face and the jeans he’s put on for the occasion. We’re hand in hand, my green and white satin dress gliding over my oiled legs, and I can’t help but […]
The young swallows flylike black ashes in the sky.Take no time for rest,for the skies they must infest.The birds fly into the evening. Dark clouds of dots danceon the horizon, they romance.The red sky retires,the night put out the fire.Of swallows I was dreaming.
A curve, a dip, a slope You are full of light, more than you truly know You may not look full, you may encompass darkness Yet you provide immense light You have a uniqueness, a dimness, that glows in a way no full moon could ever beam Someone could sit if they needed a rest […]
Rendered in colors blue and gold and sageOf water color, my fragile heart was made.Its pigments spread onto the ancient pageMade from the sturdy bark which aspens gave. It shifts, it changes every time it rains.The colors bleed and intertwine within.And when I weep, it further seeps and stains.Mostly it spreads. Grows wide, but it […]
It is a given that at some point when young adults are trying to decipher who they are, disheveling emotions can arise, and the line between who we want to be and who we actually are becomes blurry. During these youthful years, there’s a certain standard that one sets for themselves—a standard that is different […]
Darkness all around us We walk Between the crevices of light Your eyes are filled With lucid hazels Your words seep through your skin, Delicate and feathery, The night’s wind Crisp and calming It lulls me with each laden step. I’m within a shallow pocket Cushioned by the conversation Out of my cautious body, buzzing, breaking, I can’t believe The soothing song Light and sweet on my […]
The Devil and I walk side by side into the diner. We sit down at the counter, shoulders touching. I order coffee for the two of us from the girl behind the counter. She smiles sweetly and hands me two mugs. She doesn’t address the Devil beside me. The Devil and I go to the […]
You are an answered prayer.And I’m so happy that you’re here. I would make you paper starsUntil my fingers cramp up.Even then, I would tie them on a little string and hang them in your room. Because you are an answered prayer,And I’m so happy that you’re here.
Nostalgia Done Right Coming back to Providence College after this summer, I was reminded of the summer of 2020. Perhaps not as fresh to many people anymore—maybe even purposefully forgotten, due to the COVID-19 pandemic—but nonetheless, it’s a time that has stuck with us for reasons we probably did not see at the time. I […]