by Mariela Flores ’23 Today me and my peers were called “aggressive.” We were given the title and told to bear the weight of it, the weight of the word, the weight of all our ancestors before us who had heard the same complaint by the same white mouth, we are aggressive. […]
by Grace O’Connor ’22 She feels stuck at the moment like glue Unable to escape her internal misery. Oxygen barely fills up her shallow lungs, As her glassy eyes are begging for relief. White dots start to blur her vision, She tries to remember how to breathe. Her head feels heavy like an oversized bowling […]
by Ellie Forster ’24 Lying on the pavement My leg tickles as my sister Traces the shape of my fidgeting, Six-year-old self. She connects the line to its beginning, And its end disappears. The chalk brushes against the side of my knee And I giggle in discomfort I stand, take a breath And attack my […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]