Category: Portfolio

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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Living On The Clock

by Connor Zimmerman ’20   Staring at the ceiling, with a common feeling. Trying to leave my bed and overcome this dread. I steel my nerves, cause I’m living on the reserves. My alarm won’t stop, I slam the button on top.   Punching in, punching out, I’m living on the clock.   Looking at […]

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Bowl

by Dawyn Henriquez ’19   “I needed this,” Don sighed, placing the pipe on the coffee table. The burnt-out bowl stared up at me from the mahogany— trees on trees. It smiled at me, an eccentric smoke signal coming from its glass lips. “Set me aflame,” it said. “Set me on fire so that I […]

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Tiffany and Earl

Dear Tiff and Earl, Where do I go now that Alumni Hall is closed on Sunday nights? I have no desire to kill myself on Guzman Stairs while trying to get to Eaton Street Café. Sincerely, “Hangry”   Dear Hangry, GAHHHH. To be honest, the new hours in Alumni are just pissing me off. It’s […]

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Listomania: Resolutions We’ve Already Broken

Going to the Gym Being a Nice Person Staying Within My Dunkin’ Budget Not Binging Game of Thrones Going to Ray More Often Quitting My Horrible Job Showing Up to My 8:30 a.m. Class Destroying Philosophy Not Watching Cat Videos Not Consuming Fried Chicken Not Wearing Sweats to Class Organizing My Dorm Room Reading More […]

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Letter to You

by Kiley McMahon ’20   Dear You Who Shall Not Be Named, As you kiss my soft lips and moan from tiredness, you check your text messages every five minutes to make sure that you are in the clear. You keep a photo of Elsa, Troy, and Chase stored in your wallet; they are so […]

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Happiness is A Lie

by Jonathan Coppe ’18   Hatmakers in Chile don’t get a lot of break time. Child laborers in Nepal sometimes have to sift through piles of hypodermic needles. It’s important not to read too slowly. Savoring words too much kind of ruins the overall effect. It’s like every time you get to a new word, […]

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Shallow

by Jay Willett ’20   Whether it’s exercise or stress, the sweat is the same, Slow, hot, sometimes worth it, sometimes not. She made me feel like I sprinted 200 laps, She watched me run and run, as fast as I could, Until the breath I was breathing wasn’t my own. Still I gasped for […]

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by Erin Lucey ’20   Let regret get lost in the noise And pain be forgotten with the night. Count down to the future And be the reason it’s bright.   Bring with you those who inspire, And abandon those who restrain. Let the lessons stick with you But the clock dissolve the stain.   […]

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