He isn’t a mighty dragon that any myths depict, bravely fighting off adventurers to protect his treasure, nor a fearsome companion that I soar through the skies with. You won’t see him on the battlefield, roaring with enough strength to shake the earth; in fact, he’s the quietest member of my family, squeaking only in surprise in the 20 gallons of water he lives in.
Read moreFireflies
They walk together hand-in-hand. He savors what they have. His best friend. Her pale skin glows in the moonlight.
She’s so striking.
Shaking the thought out of his mind, he turns to her,
“Tell me something.”
“I love you,” she lilts.
Read morePouring Flour, A Poem
Female Black Author Book Reviews
"Roller Coaster," A Poem
As this new semester picks up speed remember to buckle in, sit back, and enjoy the ride.
Read moreThe Eternal Influence of Harry Potter
Harry Potter is the highest selling novel series in human history, and if technology continues to advance exponentially, the written word may obsolesce before a rival author can snatch the crown. For a generation of youth, Harry Potter served as an introduction to existential philosophy; we were compelled to contemplate mortality and acknowledge death as a natural process.
Read moreKorczak, the Inimitable
Among these orphans, there is no dread.
They walk, unified, marching to join their fellow dead.
Their one true father leading from the front
Korczak, the inimitable
Read moreLost in Time and Space
Grief has been a confusing journey. When Nana died, I did grieve, and I have continued to do so. But I grieve for what I missed out on. Nana never saw me graduate high school, never even saw Hudson leave middle school, and Zach was lost in time and space. We were the forgotten grandchildren.
Read moreWrong Shot
There is a target on my back
I’m waiting for the Firing Squad
Yet I’ve already been shot
Have they already taken away my shot?
Read moreDaniel
Daniel acts kind of weird around a lot of people, but he thinks it’s them who are acting weird. He just wants to be friendly.
Read moreUSA Gymnastics Board Meeting: Undesired Encounter
The meeting began at 9:10am on a rainy Monday morning — unpleasant, but unavoidable, just like the subject of the meeting.
Read moreRemembering
breaths labored like I have just run a sprint
as in my mind
i try to search back to what i remembered
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Vulnerable
Atop a mountain the wind threatens to knock me over
Yet the feeling is too great—where I want to be is closer.
Vulnerable.
Read moreHome for the Holidays
Home for the holidays
Gone for the holidays
Mentally, physically alone for the holidays
Essays, tests, stress-
Goodbye, for the holidays
Read moreThanksgiving "Break"
Professors feel just a little bit too comfortable assigning vast amounts of homework over the break. Whether that is because the break is so short that they do not consider it legitimate or if they are plain sadistic, I have yet to conclude.
Read moreInspired By Darkness
Writing
The Game
The whole world seems to hold its breath as they wait,
Poised like statue versions of their usually energetic selves
Their legs itching to run
Their arms itching to sweep the ball into the back boards of the goal
The air is cold and crisp, adding an extra pep in everyone’s step,
And the sky is a perfect watercolor
Read moreParisian Midnight
Jewish Holiday Crossword Puzzle
A Jewish holidays-themed crossword puzzle!
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