Fall is my best friend.
i see her only once a year,
each year she reminds me
why she’s my favorite.
she has deep red lips,
and always wears brightly colored sweaters.
her breath is crisp...
I have specific hair wash days because my old friend taught me about it.
I eat oranges in the shower when I’m upset because it stimulates the brain.
I love the color sage green because it reminds me...
it’s funny how one word can have so many meanings
so many meanings yet one word
one word that means something to me means something different to you
that’s the way our friendship felt
one...
From nothing, the sound of lateral chatter begins to ring in my ears. The clack click click click of the drill fills the empty air. Brrr clack click click click. What’s going on? My eyes flutter into...
Melia Sloss, Copy and Design Editor
• October 3, 2023
Seven o’clock sunshine is tangible magic. It filters through tree limbs like shimmering veils, it drowns the grass in glittering gold, and it carries memories within its late summer rays.
It reminds...
Too much of this montage highlights
The bittersweet mixture of
Lightning and sunshine.
As I closed the door
I remember all the
Closed doors that you thought I couldn’t
Hear through
But...
My parents, like many others, have said, enjoy being young and don’t worry about getting a job and having money till you're older. The time will come when you begin to work at your first job and have...
years upon years.
years of never ending time that I’ve wasted.
wasting missing you.
you who finally came back.
back to back I have waited.
now we will talk about all the times we’ve...
My first words
I’m free
Oh my goodness
I’m finally free
When you become trapped
Freedom becomes a forgotten
Memory
Your tongue
Forgets how it tastes
Your shoulders...
I shower in the dark with complete silence because it’s the only way to ground my thoughts.
I have heavier things on my mind than what could ever be lurking in the dark.
My mind is an endless...
I
Can’t
Manage
To
Remember
I don't really know why, but, for some odd reason, I can’t manage to remember a lot from my childhood. I remember going to California when I was young with my aunt...
The doctor gave me pills to fix the symptoms
Side effects of unhealthy coping mechanisms
Everyone's been asking me these endless "easy" questions
Truth is that the truth is a hundred times more complex
I've...
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