by Marelle Hipolito ’22 the sun is shining the blades of grass are dancing your playlist is playing but you are missing the flowers are blooming the birds are flying your guitar solo is playing but you are missing it’s a beautiful day outside we are all here together, it’s pretty nice but there’s something […]
The Ones We’re Meant to Find by Joan He by Sara Conway ’21 A&E Co-Editor Cee knows two things: she woke up on a deserted island three years ago, and she does not remember anything, except that she has a sister named Kasey. And she needs to find her. Meanwhile, Kasey, declared a “STEM prodigy,” […]
Jump in the koi pond Go streaking in the tunnels Give a big smooch to Friar Dom Dress up as Friar Dom Grab a beer at McPhail’s Watch Mondoz get rebuilt Break into Fr. Sicard’s house Fail a theology class Participate in Civ Scream Set a couch on fire Sacrifice a virgin Climb the stairs […]
by Grace O’Connor ’22 He shimmers in the golden sunlight, As she looks at his ripples from the light breeze, mesmerized. The dip in the ripples is a dark blue with a light blue exterior that the sun accentuates, He cools her feet, welcoming her into his bountiful abyss. She steps in, and the water […]
Trigger Warning: This poem includes references to sexual assault and rape. by Anna Pomeroy ’23 Since the moment our voices make that tremendous cry, we’ve been thrown onto a path. The doctor’s palms whisk us away into the comforting arms of a mother, a mother given to us merely by fate. Born into a family […]
Dear Tiff and Earl, What is this “darty” everyone keeps talking about? I can’t find it on Urban Dictionary. Is it some obscure class? A fun hat? A spelling mistake? A party where darts are thrown? Sincerely, I Was Homeschooled Dear Homie, Your innocence is refreshing during these beer-saturated times. I’m not sure whether […]
by Sam Ward ’21 Doubt clears the brain, let the stains come, And let the words fabricate themselves. The slippery slope between hope and certainty, Muddled by the inbetween. We get a glimpse of a panoramic view, What you see says more about the flaws in you Then it does about reality, Strength to those […]
by Mariela Flores ’23 I want to grow and for that I will need sunlight. But I do not know Kinich Ahau, Mayan god of sun. I do not know the gold hidden in the skin of my ancestors, I do not know what it is like to feel […]
by Marelle Hipolito ’22 i hate the way the rush came all at once and you felt like air when i couldn’t breathe i hate the way i feel so loved when you look at me i hate the way you make all my worries and anxieties go away i hate that i’ve revolved around […]
by Kate Ward ’23 You can tell a lot by the way people hold hands A loose grip, white knuckled, palms touching Life line Heart line Head line The line of fates running along a pair of palms connecting two people Yet everyone finds their differences and intimacies in something so simple as hand-holding A […]