by Sam Ward ’21 Patience, we feel, These lies write for Themselves. Pay homage Or pay the price, we Play for numbers, Not for keeps, Raise the bar. This entry cost is steep. Invaders in the pantry, The enemy hangs wreaths On your own front door. Distracted, gaze fixated on Screens. How can it be […]
by Mariela Flores ’23 My bed is placed right by a window. My window brings in the cold air in December. I wake up with a stuffy nose & a scratchy throat. It’s as if I had been yelling the night before, maybe in my dreams. Screaming to be let out from the confines too […]
Trigger Warning: This poem includes references to restrictive eating and body image by Grace O’Connor ’22 She was used to her bones jutting out, Her ribs, hip bones, elbows. She was used to her clothes never fitting her, As they would fall off her scrawny frame. Her face was pale and her eyes held pain. She […]
by Matthew Ciesla ’24 ’Twas on a venture, enveloped in quiet cold, That a belief quite unusual did take hold: Sweet is the tune the harsh wind carries Of times long past and forgotten. And to our feeble sentiments it so varies, For ’tis of vast nature’s heart begotten. Past dark limbs a’sway I did […]
by Sarah McLaughlin The red soil gives them their color And in return, they give their needles Painting the ground a ruddy orange. A nesting place for wrens and chickadees And dragonflies they provide, and the air Breathed by coyotes, does, and dingoes. Beware the yellow jasmine that twists its way Up unsuspecting trunks To […]
by Sarah Heavren ’21 I am a block of marble. There is potential hidden inside. But from the whole outside world, My purpose and value seem to hide. I exist for my Sculptor Who crafts me with unmatched care and skill. He has a unique vision Of a purpose that I can fulfill. Sometimes He […]
by Sam Ward ’21 CARGO The captive in the cargo hold Was the captain of a space vessel, Captured, or so we’re told, With ancient symbols superimposed On her chest, classic bodies, What are they worth, With no cause or effect? FLIGHT Do you hail from a distant star? Some planetary figure, Where foreign tongues […]
by Kate Ward ’23 My sophomore year of high school my parents gave me some advice You can’t control how others react, you can’t control their emotions At the time this was some pretty bad advice and I threw it to the wind I can do whatever I want, people will listen to me Four […]
by Marelle Hipolito ’22 Tuck my hair behind my ear, just one more time Before we leave this October beach behind Let’s look for one more shooting star Before you go and break my heart Take a hundred pictures of me in front of a blue sky Before you drop another goodbye Tell me you […]
by Sam Ward ’21 Love is strange, strangers turn To best friends and back again When the feeling is less intense. Still, you left a mark on my heart Like an indent, and we typed the keys That codified the sequence. “The sun still sets in paradise” Even butchered Maroon 5 lines Reflect memories of […]