by Jay Willett ’20 I won’t lie to you I’m not the most athletic, But the exhilaration of a touchdown or breakaway is won through patience. I’m not the most intellectual, But learning is my reason for existence, and gradually learning is diligent. I’m not the wealthiest, But the money made is hard-earned, saved, […]
by Jay Willett ’20 The crimson tablecloth sprang up with the cold fall breeze, My great uncle had opened the window for a smoke, But the wind rejected it, spiraling it in our full faces. We were all there, hadn’t happened for a while. We all lived across the country, some in others. But […]
by Sam Pellman ’20 I said sorry when you broke my heart I waited for an apology but gave you over a hundred I let you hurt me and I blamed myself But I’m not sorry anymore I’m not sorry you walked away when I thought I needed you the most I’m not […]
by Marisa DelFarno ’18 I was much further out than a lost star’s way. I was trotting along a route obscure. Boundless and bare. Bathe myself in strangeness, under the surge of the blue veritable ocean. Marvels of form and gravity. The moving waters, the enormous avenues, going on and on—sinkin’ deeper, deeper. Taken […]
by Connor Zimmerman ’20 Staring at the ceiling, with a common feeling. Trying to leave my bed and overcome this dread. I steel my nerves, cause I’m living on the reserves. My alarm won’t stop, I slam the button on top. Punching in, punching out, I’m living on the clock. Looking at […]
by Jay Willett ’20 Whether it’s exercise or stress, the sweat is the same, Slow, hot, sometimes worth it, sometimes not. She made me feel like I sprinted 200 laps, She watched me run and run, as fast as I could, Until the breath I was breathing wasn’t my own. Still I gasped for […]
by Erin Lucey ’20 Let regret get lost in the noise And pain be forgotten with the night. Count down to the future And be the reason it’s bright. Bring with you those who inspire, And abandon those who restrain. Let the lessons stick with you But the clock dissolve the stain. […]
by Jessia Polanco ’20 When the sun guides your life And the heat of our mother slaps your face Everything is laid at your feet And your smile spreads from cheek to cheek Who are you? When the wind sneaks into your pocket The leaves fall again They are crunchier than ever Leaving […]
by Marelle Hipolito ’21 If the world were white, you would have no jokes. You would just talk about the weather, who won last night The guy or the girl, the couple in a fight That is, if the world were white. If the world were white, you would have no jokes You […]
by Sam Pellman ’20 One day it was August and the next it was December This magical month seems to come when everyone needs it most. December is truly magical, anything can happen. It can be warm one day and snowing a white wonderland the next. It’s the month that starts out stressful, but quickly […]