Crimson
The Lion And The Lamb
By: Nicole Geraldothis is the story of where the lion killed the lamb
where he broke her tethered heart
where he shattered her into many bits and strands
where he told her lies
that felt like truthful truths
that made her feel hopeful
but all it really did was show her naive youth
so i guess in a way it was mutual destruction
because she was the one
who did,
she chose to love him
even when her gut told her to not
she gave him many chances
as if she forgot
forgot all the lies
that he did tell her
to explain simply
it was like her vision was blurred
but then she started to see
the lying and reality
it was like the melancholy lion
praised in her demise
it was like he didn’t even care
and the lamb didn’t know why
her mind and her heart were constantly at war
was she not enough to love?
should she just give more ?
should she stop giving him chances?
should she really continue?
keep having hope in a change?
keep ignoring the issue?
this is story where the lamb loved the lion
where she tried and tried
where her heart began to be cast aside
and her mind and heart started to divide
and no longer being able to
mutually decide
An Ionic Love Story
By Alyssa Mejia, Karla MuruetaSodium: 16 groups lie in between us
Chlorine: 16 groups away from the one electron I need
Sodium: He only takes
Chlorine: She completes me
Sodium: He makes me positive
Chlorine: She makes me stable
Sodium: Gone is my third energy level
Chlorine: Negative am I without her
Sodium: The smaller I become
Chlorine: The bigger I become
Sodium: Together we dissolve
Chlorine: Together we are stronger
Sodium:All we do is react
Chlorine: Without her I’d be all over the place
Sodium: Together we are solid
Chlorine: Apart we are bland
Sodium: But together we are salty
Things I Don’t Want
Annie HoangThere are things I don’t want to remember
A mistake I made a few years ago
A relationship that didn’t work out
Or a project I could’ve done better.
There are things I don’t want to forget
The death of my relatives
The accomplishments I achieved
Or the funny moments which still make me smile.
There are things I don’t want to do
Returning to a class I never belong to
Spending hours on my college essay
Or meeting a person who bothers me every time.
There are things I don’t want to face
But I end up facing them anyway
How will these torment end
If I choose to run away from them?
The Beach, Then You
By: Nicolo GeraldoOh those tides,
That you move with your eyes,
Pulling me closer and closer to you.
To be let go like a crashing tsunami against the shore,
Loving me like you do.
And oh the waves
That slash and ricochet
Stumbling me back and forth
Into the water then back to the shore
Just like you did with our love before
And the sand
That slipped through my fingers
Like reminisces of you and I
Our love was undefinable
For it was more than meets the eye
Also the shells
That make your feet cut, then swell
Glittering in the light
Reminds me of how you used to shine
But then like the shells
My heart you then slice
God, the salt that burns my eyes
Dissolved in the tide
As I try to go for a swim
Pulling me down
In-casing me in
How our lasting love,
Would’ve undoubtedly been
Then the sky
That blankets us in
Sheltering from the stars
Protecting from the sun
Just like with you I would’ve done
The sun
Leaving me warm
Then burning my skin
Just like you did way back when
Hypnotizing me
Then drowning me in the sea
Never really allowing me to go free
And how the ocean moves
How your lips used to do
Colliding with mine
Like the tide with the shore
And you left me craving for more
Along with the breeze
Just like how your scent used to be
Enveloping me in
Later making me sin
When you were close
As my heart slowly slows
Like a cancerous weed
That grows in the sand
Or the foam that sticks the sea
The riptide that forms the land
All stuck together, yet so free
The sunset, how it paints the sky
How it turns every shade until night blue
Reminds me how colorfully you used to lie
Oh how everything now reminds me of you
Like how the tide that moves
Just because
Of the mesmerizing moon.
Chemical Bonds
By James LeeI thought that we had something special together
Some sort of special bond
We said we were meant to be forever
But like a single valence electron, you were gone
I waited on you, hand and foot
But turns out we weren’t even as strong as the London-dispersion forces between carbon in soot
I said, “This is the person I’m going to marry,” to my mother, my father
But you up and left me as quick as salt ions dissociate in water
You were the only thing that mattered in this world, the apple of my eye
But it seemed like all our time didn’t mean that much since you got together with that new guy,
Pretty quick like a hydrogen on fluoride
Now it’s about time I’ve moved on past you, giving you as much attention as units in a mole
Because I can always interact with others like molecules reacting to make new bonds, but not with you, not with the person without a soul
Insert Name Here
By Barbara Cortes-ArguelloHe said to begin with the sign of the cross
I follow for this is all I know:
A wooden cross and guilty thoughts
He asks, “What brings you here?”
My response, “The pain I cannot bear.”
He asks, “How long since you last repented?”
My response, “The other day when he tormented.”
“What do you wish to be forgiven?”
“An emotion that has risen.”
I think this is faith
“Thus says the lord”
A sentence I must embrace
To trust in a man-
name him the protector of the human race
Yet he turns his back
But do not be mistaken for they say love he does not lack
“Is it greed you feel-
The friend of jealousy?”
I say, “No.”
A pushover how some describe me
“Is it the lack of faith-
The absence of god’s grace?”
I respond, “No.”
All my farewells lie in his place
“Is it the 10 commandments-
the sins you partake in?”
I answer, “No.”
A promise, I cannot abandon
I think this is faith
“He will never leave you or forsake you.”
A statement I must persuade
To trust in a man-
name him the protector of the human race
Yet he hides from what he has created
But do not be mistaken for they say he did not leave us unaided
He asks, “Then child what brings you here?
What is this sin you fear?”
If not the ten commandments-
if not jealousy-
if not uncertainty-”
I interrupt, “A feeling that has risen.”
It is a game yet I can not forfeit
It is selfless yet consumes me
It is patient yet ask that I hurry
It lurks within me, but an excoricism will not rid it
…
Father, it is love that pains me
“Will he forgive me?”
He responds, ”Recite ten Hail Marys.”
We end with the sign of the cross.
it is not so effortless
She was my exception,
A depiction of deception,
A false connection,
A sinful confession
Chemistry Poem
By Hayner and Brandon Ho Two souls of different and opposite personalities,
Instantly bonded into something great beyond any galaxy.
Two souls experienced a reaction,
Then a bond is beginning to take action
Forces will bring any pairs of atoms together,
But they won’t bond with whomever.
One must fill one another’s needs,
In order for this relationship to succeed.
As one atom loves another atom,
The attraction between the two lovebirds is stronger than platinum.
There are no rules to these indents respectfully,
It’s just chemistry.
Cursed Love
By Alyssa ClayI remember when he cared
When he would act like nobody stared
I remember when he told me I was his everything
That he didn’t need anyone else but me
Well I gave him my everything and still do
Even though he’s split my heart in two
Because that was when he cared
Now all he does is stare
And smile
As he watched me drown
Sinking deeper and deeper
Due to the ball and chain he's secured around my ankles
Down, down to my knees at the bottom of the sea
Reaching, reaching up for his hand to pull me out of the water
Like he used to do
Before he split my heart in two
He knows all my insecurities
Secrets I never told another
And I trusted him
I made the mistake and let down my walls
Which led me to fall
I fell for his tricks and his kind words
I fell for his looks and his heart full of hurt
I fell for his love
The way he held me made me feel safe
He made me feel loved just by an embrace
And his touch sent warmth to my face
And his smile...oh his smile...it was dangerous
He went from my friend
To my lover
To my abuser
Everything just seems so confusing
Now I lay awake in bed every night
Staring up at my ceiling
For I fear the traumatic dreams that await me
Someone tell me how to escape this feeling
Someone catch me before I hit the ground
Someone … relieve me of my pain
Before my mind takes over+++
Biliana Vasileva
Harley Dexter
