By Sophia M I stand as a woman Weep as a girl To a world that is none the wiser Fragile, polished Pristine and yours Charmed by this divisor What is worse than a girl? What had to be done For our blood to be tarnished and tainted Our cheeks must be flushed Our hands must be dainty And our smiles are pristinely painted Yes, I’m a rose Perfect and fair Brush acid on my petals Glaze them with care I smile as I shrivel My beauty, my worth Burning to shreds Like the st

By Dina N Searching for answers in the clouds Trying to find meaning in the movements of the sky Figments of darkness, brushstrokes on the canvas of life Embers on the horizon fading into the night The sun is setting before our eyes

Anon What Is Change? Is it the color of the leaves turning from green to a reddish orange? Is it the days getting shorter? Is it moving from one grade to another? Is it saying goodbye to your old habits, your bad decisions and starting fresh, starting a new school year, maybe even doing new activities or even making new friends. It might be having a new routine you do everyday, It might mean starting a new job or even starring in the play. Change can be big, change can be sm

By Noa RK Tides recede. Falling back space left behind. I step into the tide. Currents flow. Waters run rampant behind me. I step into the currents. Rapids rage. Whitecaps form frothing around me. I plow through. Grassy earth. Feet pressing coolly into relief.

By Lev I am not a wandering slave I am a woman of choice My hair is protection of the gorgeousness of my face To crush the critic saying is it right or is it wrong Fame is our felony, we are so in love with some super stars The poets of our time lay down their weapons Come to me in all your glamour and cruelty with your subtext and your fantasy Lover's kite flown on beaches The color palette you choose could profit you I want to drink my stars tonight It's time to say g

by Juliet W It started on a crisp Autumn morning. I got out of bed and got ready for the day with a smile on my face. When I went downstairs, I caught a whiff of something delicous . . stepping inot the kitchen, I saw that my Mom made breakfast for the family! My sisters were already eating at the counter. My mom said "Come join us!" I ate slowly, savoring each bite. Mom drove me and my sisters to school. It was the week after final exams and we got our tests back. . .I aced

Anon "You're so pretty" they all say, but I really, really don't feel that way. Not today, not tomorrow, not any day in the past I don't like how I look, how I feel, or how I act Some people say they're jealous, and I truly don't know why because every time I look in the mirror I just start to cry. I hold a grudge against myself. I judge, I glare, I compare. There's so much stress because of how I obsess Yet I just can't help but stare. At my hair, my face, my body, my cloth

by Josh G Why can't life be like a film? When will my time come. When will I find my person, my people, my joy, my heart, my purpose. I try, and yet still there is pain, rejection, loneliness. Will my legacy be that of a tragedy? But I can still feel. Maybe that is the answer, providing a story, a book, a film. My pain will become ambition, will become talent, will become good work. If my life was a film, I would want it to be a film that would make the them all cry, that wou

By Drew H Running away In my sleep I’ve learned the ropes Yet failed to speak There’s no more hope Yet I’ve belonged Though I can’t tell If I’ve evolved There’s no point No place to breathe I’m drowning in my tearsMaking me want to SCREAAAMMMM(!!!) SCREAM FOR HELP BECAUSE They couldn’t help itI couldn’t help me I’m spiraling out of controlLLLLLLLllllI couldn’t feel it I couldn’t see it All I could think is now that you’re gone You couldn’t tell me I just rebelled it…..