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Oh to Love
Oh to feel
That horrible flame of desire
Desire that burns you to the point of senselessness
Consumes you and doesn’t let you go
Oh to feel that terrifying warmth,
That entraps your heart like coils of molten ivy
Oh to feel such burning emotion!
And yet not have the comfort of reciprocation
The comfort of knowing that the fire that consumes me
Also consumes the one I admire
But who will feel that same consuming fire?
That same entrapping ivy?
Who will embrace that terrifying warmth
For a girl as helpless as I?
Photo: Lily Warr, 12th Grade
Mystery In the Twilight
Mystery In the Twilight
Wrapped in twilight, I arise
The weight of the stars heavy upon me
The glory of the night beheld in my eyes
I take to the sky
A shimmer in the bleak night
The trees grow smaller and smaller beneath me
As I sink deeper and deeper into the sea of night
I do not know where the night will lead me
I do not know what wisdom I will gain
For I have no mission, no desire, or need
I am a creature with motives still unknown
I tilt my head to the stars
Their luminous speckle lighting my path
I follow them away from what is known
I follow them to embrace the obscurity
The Way You Say My Name
The way you say my name.
Like cold water running from my faucet
As I go to brush my teeth in the morning.
The squeal of the brakes on your car
As you're backing out of the driveway
The way you say my name.
Like the loud sizzle of mustard seeds
As my grandma prepares for dinner every day.
The clinking of spoons against your coffee cup
As you’re running late to drop me off for formation.
To me, my name is simple
As meaningless as the whistle in the grass
As meaningless as the soft whoosh of the wind
But to you, my name is more
To you, my name is the sound of galaxies crying
The fall of glistening dew each morning
To you, mom, my name means everything
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