Bright, silent, daunting Central to my narrowing vision. The floorboards of all things taunting My stare returning with derision. Every seat with its front bare No staring heads in sight None but those that at me glare Basked in blinding light. Should I try to glance? Dare I take that chance? One with pad and […]
by Taylor Rogers ’24 Exhaustion. This is the only emotion I can feel. Day after day, I tiredly watch the news, Where the same tragic story plays on loop. Each day, Another bullet tears through innocent flesh, Causing red to tragically paint the streets, Breaking the hearts of many, This tiny bullet wreaks its havoc, […]
by Sarah Heavren ’21 From Lil Wit to Tiff and Earl, From weekly meetings and issues, It is hard to say farewell Without needing a few tissues. The Cowl has been a great space To share thoughts and feelings, To craft poems and satire, Alongside great human beings. Across my five semesters Of writing for […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
by Ellie Forster ’24 I haven’t had a scrape in a bit Haven’t fallen to the pavement and torn my knee Or slid my elbow across the driveway I haven’t had a scrape in some time Felt the burn of the sun on a cut Or the sting of it being cleaned I haven’t had […]