Dark sweaters, messy hair, Something odd is in the air. Flushed cheeks, wide grins, Goosebumps traveling up skin. Boiling potions, brews of caffeine, The steam leaves little to be seen. Frantic pacing, long nights, Someone has turned out the lights. Wild winds, scratchy threads, Nails painted in the deepest red, Sweet lips, pumpkin pie, They […]
He lurks in the streets, Avoiding the illuminating glare of street lamps. Passing each house, you can feel his presence in your heartbeat. You fight the urge to sleep, Dozing in and out. You’ve tried everything to stay awake But as your eyelids close, darkness creeps upon your pupils. Not summoned by the lack of […]
Quien soy yo, si no una flor rompida de la tierra de mi madre, de mi padre. Who am I, if not a flower ripped from the soil of my mother, of my father. Tierra que una vez era mía––o así dicen. Tierra de gente con piel de oro. Land that was once mine––or so […]
Step right up. Which hat will you put on today? All are made in the old-fashioned way, An eternal quality each does hold, Passed down from times of old. Those who wore them Were no different from You or I, So what do you say, Do you dare try— To don or not, That is […]
Blankets of nightly aura roll through clouds like spirits, Trembling scarecrows, inviting the unwelcome crow, Bits of city rubble rain descend to chapels like meteors, Terrible tales be told like spirals, Bellowing frogs croak oil like stomach acid, Taunting figures lurk in your mirrors, Burning grass leads you to a path, To bodies strewn in […]
Black snow tumbles from the sky, clinging to the clothes on your back as you push against the ocean of people. Running from falling skyscrapers. The combination of screams, car beeps, and glass shattering echoes in your head, drowning out every thought except one. Her. Bloody fingers grasp photographs strewn across the floor. Covered […]
The dampness in my jeans makes them look bluer than they really are. The denim feels heavy, bunched up around my thighs, with a novel pressed against my lap, making the paper soggy along the edges. I know the pages will no longer be crisp and straight when they dry, but it’s a rental, so […]
I know it’s been a while, It seems like we’re playing phone tag. I’m sorry, I’ve been so busy. Where we last left off Your favorite show was Hannah Montana And you considered chicken fingers and French fries to be the only existing foods. You tried every sport, But nothing really stuck. It never seemed […]
It’s half past midnight when my best friend and I make our way to the beach and settle next to each other in the sand. To me, stargazing is the antithesis of anxiety. I’ve spent hours rewriting a single sentence. As a little kid, making a birthday card was an environmental hazard. I would remake […]
My last first day of classes, My last move-in at PC, My last summer before college, Have all come and gone. They slipped right past my eyes, As I wiped away the everyday Wear and tear of my mind’s mirror. Like stained fingerprints, Ones that can only be spotted from the glare of a certain […]