burnout era
i miss being clever for my age. the surprised looks of my older peers when i knew things they didn’t expect me to. but now i am expected...
Violet LeClaire
Feb 25, 2022
Bitter Love
How disrespectful of me to love people beyond my capabilities. It is a delusional, ludicrous, and painful way to be. I sacrifice and...
Alexis Galant
Feb 20, 2022
Bulb
- After emily dickinson Hope is the thing that illuminates dark areas— The Glass bulb that lets us see clearly. A bulb that needs...
Miguel Rosales
Feb 19, 2022
Polaris
The black dragon roars, the hooded cult chants, and a grotesque demon arises from their efforts. A blinding flash of white light, as the...
Gabriel Gonzalez
Feb 16, 2022
Leaf
-after Emily Dickinson Hope is the thing that falls in Autumn— That falls from an oak tree And floats in the air majestically— But...
Edwin Caudra Saravia
Feb 11, 2022
Escape
Through mysterious magic and the plights of supernatural beings, they can briefly erase the anxiety of their upcoming exam. Through the...
Gabriel Gonzalez
Feb 10, 2022
Subtleties
Talking small Living inconspicuous Small differences Subtle stances The bow in her hair The color of his laces A name on a shirt A sign...
Marisa Bobal
Feb 8, 2022
Not one word spoken
I am lost. My heart too heavy with emotion that words cannot express. I turn to music to carry the weight To let my heart rest. It starts...
Angela Shedlow
Feb 6, 2022
Thyme Time
A stock boy stands in the aisle of an empty store, Counting down the minutes until closing on a Friday night. The whole shift has been a...
Thomas Silverman
Feb 4, 2022
Hook to the fish
With its sharp crevices and metal condensed onto one item. It's a trap— one function only. The hook is functionally deceitful. A...
Monica Rios Reyes
Feb 2, 2022
