Posts from "Poetry"
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Poetry | Sep.01, 2016
First Essay
by Abby Johnston ’17 Dredge up opinions, Swat the horseflies Named Worry, Sloth, Petty, Busy and Distrust… Rinse off the apathy. Tear off sheets of numbness, Wake up meter, Roll effort out of bed, Make my hand begin That stumbling…
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Poetry | Sep.01, 2016
This Is My Goodbye
by Clara Howard ’19 I don’t know how to talk to you anymore. There are so many things I want to say. So many apologies I want to make, So many rewinds I want to take. I wish I’d…
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Poetry | Sep.01, 2016
Heavy Hearts Never Lose Beats
by Matt Farrell ’17 Dreams die, stream of consciousness psychotic, A safe haven painted in blood By a self-proclaimed martyr, with no burden for murdering. Wading in the water, waiting to live, But blood is thick. Hot lead burns thin…
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Poetry | Sep.01, 2016
Living Abroad
by Chennah Sharpe ’17 All the streets are filled with souvenir carts vendors yelling, and selling their trinkets next to restored monuments, and pauperized apartments. The city hums from rushing subway trains and the ubiquitous blaring of car horns. Only…
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Poetry | Apr.11, 2013
Last Written Words
Empty bottles, medication Expiration dates unknown Stacks of notebooks Papers, napkins, newspapers Words Ink stains, lined paper
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Poetry | Apr.11, 2013
The Garden
You are blooming, Budding inside my chest. Only you I’m grooming. You have my heart arrest. Come springtime, When rain begins to fall, You plant inside my mind. Seeds deep but small.
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Poetry | Mar.14, 2013
Irishman’s Luck
He was not thinking about a letter On his way home from work. But it arrived in his mailbox In unforeseeable quirk.
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Poetry | Feb.14, 2013
Sonnet of a God-Fearing Man
A luminescent moon, the night’s raiment, A crown more fitting for an angel’s head. Long nights together, restless yet content, Under the stars we made our lovers’ bed. I crowned you Queen of Eros, Cupid’s wife
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