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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Providence College presented Bertolt Brecht’s adaptation of The Antigone of Sophocles for their fall play. The powerful blend of ancient themes and modern interpretations in Antigone captivated the audience and compelled them to critically reflect on society. Despite this play being written in 441 BCE, Brecht took several liberties while adapting the ancient storyline. He […]
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Girls in dresses color my tattoos with Crayola markers, Fine-tuning linework with determination, Shifting the edgy needle remnants into a coloring book permanently etched onto my body. Grubby hands drag me forward, Forcing my knees to hit the dirt as they admire ants who march diligently, Unaware of their impact on the giants looming above, […]
Dear Tiff and Earl, I have been struggling to make friends and want to go to Late Night Madness but I don’t want to go alone. I really like One Republic, so should I bite the bullet and go by myself? Best, One Republic’s Biggest Fan Dear One Republic Superfan, Concerts by yourself can be […]
The city lights melt onto the concrete— dripping from sluggish raindrops, descending from the hazy midnight sky Four rushing tires smear the fluorescent light across the surface of her favorite city street, blending the three mediums together until one is indistinguishable from another In a slow and steady rhythm, her suede heels click against the […]
“The loss of these tastes [for poetry and music] is a loss of happiness, and may possibly be injurious to the intellect, and more probably to the moral character, by enfeebling the emotional part of our nature” A boy in my class recently passed away. We sat next to each other in English class last […]