Lost to the Ghosts
BY SUHANEE MITRAGOTRI lost to the ghostsshe longs for cranes to carry her to the landof her mother where golden soil fillsabandoned stomachs like wild rice andwhere stars litter the … Continue reading
Him
BY ERIN CHOI I close my eyes and confine them in darkness.My mind is clear for a singular moment until shapes emerge out of nothingness and morph into thoughts. I … Continue reading
Where Not Everyone Goes
BY AKERMAN I am going,To where the path leads,As long as there are starts along the way,For not I’ll feel lost,For I don’t want to fall through the cracks that … Continue reading
Heritage and To Be a Beautiful Nightmare
BY DIVYA REDDY Heritage 1.34.1.34 billion people.Condemned to suffer, but not.At eye-level, you see animals, burns, and chaos,But look up to those living the modern life,The slight glimpses of order,The … Continue reading
Cars
BY RORY Cars A 5’ 9’’ high school girl walked through the hallways. She had headphones, jeans, a tank top, and a jacket on. She liked rap, horror movies, junk … Continue reading
Thoughts in the Dark
BY TRINI FENG I was afraid of the moon. This much I knew. Every night, I drew the curtains and shoved my closet against the window, hoping to block out … Continue reading
Cola
BY CLAIRE SEELING-BRANSCOMB Ellie She put her headphones in and let the world dissolve. At that moment she felt empty, she slumped to the floor, and then, she ceased to … Continue reading
A Message to the Status Quo and Don’t See Colors
BY GABRIELLE GALCHEN Message to the Status Quo She’s just walking through the street but all she hears is Woman! Woman? Her mind is an oak tree, leaves tickle your … Continue reading
Autumn Tales, empowerment, and Scottish Fantasy
BY LUCIEN Autumn Tales Through the red leaves, you can feel the chill of an oncoming winter, you can see a grey fox with silver eyes, chasing away warmth of … Continue reading
Our World, Our Love
BY JAELA CHEN The world we live in. It’s crazy. The fights, the riots, the hate. Kids play outside while parents talk, kids of all colors and races. Black, White, … Continue reading
Social Media: The Danger in Disguise
BY SARAH FAZ My eighth-grade graduation approached with bountiful excitement on my part. After a year of making slideshows and presenting my case, I was finally permitted to get social … Continue reading
Heir To Corruption
BY SYLVI WARSHAVER-STEIN and the daughter of the devil seeks the darkness in the dawn. she loves the color of midnight. she loves the silver taste of blood. tyger tyger, … Continue reading
Never Understand
BY RAKEL OLIMAN I don’t know what to do. What do I do now? Wait for you? Words are so predictable coming from you. I know what you are going … Continue reading
Deep Rumbling from Within and Four Other Poems
BY PAXTON CALDER Deep Rumbling from Within It started out small,Almost unnoticeable,A deep yet distant rumbling coming from my core.I thought nothing of it. It spread,Like a virus being transmitted … Continue reading
Other Words
BY LEE FITZGERALD Lee Fitzgerald- Other Words You call it Depressed.i just don’t want to live anymore.You call it Talented.i’m just mediocre at so many things.You call it Christian.i’m not … Continue reading
Let’s Dance
BY ANONYMOUS She stared into his eyes, watching as they sizzled with intensity. Holding back a snarl, she shot him a glare. “No.” “What?” His disbelief was a mixture of … Continue reading
Madness
BY SAM WALKER I was awoken by moonlight streaming through the 10 centimeter thick glass window. It made a nice change to the typical synthetic lighting of the room. I wondered why they … Continue reading
Reflections On (Human) Nature
BY NATALIE MAE RAMLOGAN Ever-changing wind,Like the one deep inside me.A storm or a breeze? Hawks scorn not robinsFor being inferiorBut humans, in turn… A city of rainWithin each glistening … Continue reading
As I Recline
BY THEO As I recline on pillow slip softlyOr stir in stillness of a new day’s morn,I contemplate my lack of ipseity,Like a fatherless Christ I am forlorn. Even a breath … Continue reading
The Thing About Life…
BY NAMS Part 1The colours which the world had yet to offer Darkness. something that has become a part of me.something that ushers in an epitome of disgust, hate and … Continue reading
What Are We Hiding?
BY YVETTE AGUILAR August 9 He hasn’t moved, or shifted his glance. I don’t think he ever will. He’s only a few feet away, but he won’t acknowledge my presence. … Continue reading
The Lazarus Effect
BY SAMANTHA HERNANDEZ A singular raindrop falls down on my head. I look up at the gray sky and one raindrop turns to a downpour in the blink of an … Continue reading
An Infinite Abyss
BY SHREYA KHULLAR July 10, 1991 I walked to Elijah. He was wearing his signature beige trousers, harnessed by a pair of black suspenders. He sat under his cottonwood tree, … Continue reading
Echos
BY ALYSSA BELLE Broken pottery shards rest at my feet/I shout but all I hear is echos/They reverberate around in my head/Shaking my cold, pale hands/Eating away at my fading … Continue reading
Hope
BY AMANDA RICCI Have you ever felt trapped behind metal bars?Or watched all your cuts turn to scarsHave you tried to escape a pain in your soul?But just couldn’t seem … Continue reading
Girl of Class
BY ALISON SWANITZ She traipses down the hall like she’s made of glass. Delicate, an ornate work of art carefully carved and polished to stand out from the rest, to … Continue reading
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