One Summer Day
Your color was vibrant before the storm that one summer day
We had slowly unraveled ourselves, searching for false joy
Weaving intricate webs of hope
And after the storm that one summer day
As fast as we had started shining
Your dullness bled through the façade
Contaminating all that you touched
I cut you off like a weed
We grew apart
I realized you had only hindered me
Yani Xu '26 enjoys art, taekwondo, and fashion. She is also one of the officers for the afterschool club Books4theChildren. Outside of school, Yani has a passion for creative expression through outlets such as writing, music, and sewing.