Jade
Difference
By: Annie HoangA white flower amongst the red flowers
Always finds herself different than the others
Yet she makes no effort
To fit herself in the shrubs.
A great quantity of numbers
It’s larger than another
Subtract the excessive digits
The difference returns to zero.
Everything seems similar to each other
But it’s slightly different from one another
Being able to spot the differences
Makes oneself become unique to the others.
United together is a sacred thing
People try to fit themselves in the group
But acknowledging their differences
Helps them realize how diverse they are.
Full
By Barbara Cortes-ArguelloAnd if love be nourishment,
how long do I starve for?
If I can not tell you are mendacious,
can I still become full?
Or do I disappear-
Questioning what affection was false
Songs
By: Alyssa MillingThe skies were clear, not a cloud in sight, and completely blue.
The grass is a vivid green, lively with the almost-
Microscopic cities that host insects of all kinds.
The skies themselves are a background,
Against which many birds soar.
Whilst in flight the songbirds sing again and again,
And the mockingbirds echo their songs,
Until all notes reverberate off the forest,
Reaching us the best way they know how,
Through the years and far between.
Yet how were we to know that they sang to us?
The ones who muzzled the caged bird,
As it cried out to join the others for their song.
The song that we have ignored for many years.
Our vanity and our ego took ahold,
Blocking the very sounds, the same
That would lead us to peace.
Rain
By: Annie HoangPeople associate rain with sadness
But they don’t know
That rain can be anything
Rain is life
She makes plants lush
She maintains life for all living things
Rain is joy
She connects people to one shelter
And lets them enjoy precious moments
Rain is peace
She gives people quiet moments
To reflect themselves and make the right decisions
Rain is a companion
There’s nothing better than
Sitting by the window
Watching the rain fall
Or perhaps
Getting cozy in bed
With a book
And listening to her whisper.
Outgrow Me
By Barbara Cortes-ArguelloOutgrow me, outgrow me
While you still have time to flourish
Outgrow me, outgrow me
While the hourglass has only just turned
Outgrow me, outgrow me
While I’m rational- understanding
Let us be vulnerable,
Discuss religion
You a non-believer
And I, a worshipper
Let us discuss faith,
The shell of a man you can’t embrace
Not when they never show you grace
Let us discuss love,
You a hopeless romantic
And I, a hopeful romantic
Let us discuss selflessness,
Your downfall
My gratitude
Let us be vulnerable
-discuss our mistakes
You follow me blindly into a church-
filled with criticism, religion
You forget your beliefs
-even if only for an hour-
Only to hold your friend’s hand as they grieve
Even if it burns...you hold me
Outgrow me, outgrow me
For to match your love-
I don’t believe myself capable
Outgrow me, outgrow me
For you’re losing yourself
Outgrow me, outgrow me
Quickly now!
Outgrow me
Outgrow me
Only- do it now!
While there’s still time for you to grow
Outgrow me, outgrow me
I can be rational
I’ll be understanding
Chemistry Haiku
By: Hayner and Brandon HoChemistry makes love,
essential bonds to life that,
brings us together
AP Chem Extra Credit Poem
By Emily Whitehead and Carolina TaylorSometimes I feel all over the place,
Then I remember all the important bonds,
All the seemingly empty space,
Held together by forces in the beyond.
The very air I breathe, oxygen,
The necessary reactions going on in my body,
All held together by something smaller than a pin,
Some of these forces are a little naughty,
Chemistry is the necessary force of life I study,
Often times I now cry.
My thoughts are getting muddy,
But it’s okay, it's just a science, and I’m just a guy.