Dream
Veronika Warchol
Human
Surrounding me is a thick glass confine
I have been reduced to a spectacle
As the beings stare, I feel skeptical
I wish our worlds could somehow intertwine
Oh how I wish to have a human mind
They can walk and talk, its exceptional
If only their life was accessible
The way they live their life must be divine
I want my happily ever after
I’ll steal the pen and write it for myself
I’d protect it as though it is my wealth
I will write a beautiful conclusion
A magical tale that ends in laughter
To render my dream of being human
-Diliahna Collins
Seniz Gunes
Vacancy
Voices climb the road of his mind;
velvet whispers, like a shadow’s kiss.
The incessant cry of a mockingbird,
demanding, dry, and burning,
wrings a desire from his eye.
It leads him to the spiraling stairs,
dry and brittle.
The leaden moon hangs over his neck
as he climbs up, overcast and dreary
in the humid air. He comes to
stand on the naked path of the grove,
dusk breaking through the blue firs.
He sees the man with no face;
Charred, vicious, dripping
with poison.
The man’s withered hand reaches,
begs, crawls towards him. Towards
an ember small enough to light
the city; small enough to choke
the vacancy of his mind.
-Yuliya Pasechko
The wolves howled in the woods
And divorced in their separate ways
They ran like speed demons
And danced lovely ballet
They stopped for a snack
They found Fruity Pebbles in the trees
But their fun came to an end
When their tongues swelled from a cereal allergy
They tried to think what they can do
It’s been a while since they’ve been in school
They picked up a book
They heard doing that was good
But it turned out they couldn’t read
So they started singing
They loved Taylor Swift’s music
It made them feel happy
But they still felt lonely
Their wallets were not filled with money
They were failing as detectives
Just like they failed at spelling
They ran around
All over their woods playground
They felt like clowns
404 their prey was not found
-Alessandra Foti
Lucius Patti
Yanira Flores
Sing
Once, the music bled from me like
An open wound. The words were sharp
And meaningful. They crashed together,
Burned it all down, made something new.
It’s since been taken from me.
I don’t have the courage for it anymore.
It makes me a puppet, pulling strings.
It puts bolts in my throat, keeping me
Upright, making the sound. The vibrations
Are not sacred anymore. They don’t come
To worship because they know it is poison.
-Angelina Pacosa
Void Poem
I was once trapped in the void,
No idea how to manage my way out.
I cried and begged for someone to help me,
But the only thing that was left was the void.
-Valentina Bonilla
Esmeralda Rosas-Sanchez
Gianna Walker
Up in the heights, my future is scary,
Not something you can look up in the dictionary.
Life or death?
The Apple of Eden
Could’ve pulled my car off the road,
To prevent all the mistakes I can still make.
Instead, stay here, live your life,
Listen to music, don’t waste your energy, love and hate.
(Anonymous)