Category: Poetry

Him and Her

by Toni Rendon ’24 She’s so beautifully broken So softly spoken Hurt in the moment Lost in the commotion He’s entirely hopeless Drowning in emotions Needing a connection This empty bed leaves him restless Both clumsy and reckless Living with a death wish Helping pick up the pieces Trying to make things even They give […]

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Lost at Sea

by Taylor Rogers ’24 Her ocean of tears is quickly overflooded, Anxiety, Depression, and Anger blending in with the fish. Big blue waves crash and fall, And as she is stranded on her tiny island, she makes one wish. A ship pillages her terrifying ocean, Taking anchor in the center of her heart. A pirate […]

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Block

by Ellie Forster ’24 I’m going to write something Today. A story, of just the right length, With just the right balance of righteousness, And questionable morals. A song with the duality of a woman, Sung to the heartbeat in her chest A novel that eats at you like a hunger, Stripping you bare as […]

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Ode to Practice

by Matthew Ciesla ’24 At times, progressing as if by force, No enjoyment found therein, And then as if a steady course Pushes one to further strive.  So monotonous these tones seem, Repeated once and then once more, Yet those well versed continually deem Their value beyond measure.  O may you, repetition’s dearest friend, Grant […]

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Save your Soul

by Marelle Hipolito ’22 i’m no Jesus, i’m no Son of Man i’m no Heaven, i’m no Sacrificial Lamb i wish i could take away all of your pains i could wipe away all your mistakes but no i’m no Jesus i can’t save your soul  you tell me you are afraid of Hell but […]

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The Team

by Sarah Heavren ’21 Here’s to the team That jokes and laughs That will go long For the deep pass. Here’s to the team Unique in type “Fat Bottomed Girls” And Braveheart hype. Here’s to the team That takes the field Hammers only With extra zeal. Here’s to the team That will not quit No […]

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Among Us

by Sam Ward ’21 What made you, killer? Like some deranged son of Cain, Primordial vision on predatory Impulses pulled from your Triune brain off kilter, Are you reptilian or a person? Who awoke you, monster? Your limbic still intact Except for the pleasure Derived from bloodlust and Philic for dormant urges, That should remain […]

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Monster Haikus

Churning, black whirlpool Or six-headed snapping jaws— The hero must choose. by Sarah McLaughlin ’23   I crawl black of night I howl the full of the moon I am one of you by Marelle Hipolito ’22   Now I lay me down, I wish he would let me sleep. Demon of my life. by […]

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The Kiss of Death

by Anna Pomeroy ’24 I feel you lurking–– Peering your head out from behind the wall. Your glaring presence disrupts the vision from the corner of my eye. I quickly turn my cheek, hoping to catch a glimpse–– Reassurance that maybe I am just crazy, or perhaps I am dying.  Sweat beads begin to trace […]

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Glass Doll

by Grace O’Connor ’22 I was a glass doll stuck to a white shelf People would step back and admire, but comment on my silence I was fragile, and kept on a shelf high above from all the danger that crept below Every crack in me was patched and all the dust cleared off I […]

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