I must keep my thoughts at bay. By now she should be right around the block. I wait for her to come today.
3 hours pass and then a day. I sit criss-crossed by the clock. I must keep my thoughts at bay.
The calendar tells me it is Wednesday. Back and forth, I rock. I wait for her to come today.
She promised she would not be away for any longer than eight o’clock. I must keep my thoughts at bay.
I’ll be back soon, okay? I recall the words in her voice that I mock. I wait for her to come today.
The food has started to rot and decay. The only sounds heard are a tick and tock. I must keep my thoughts at bay. I wait for her to come, someday.
Sade Alo is a graduating senior and NEHS member who has made a hobby out of the arts. A Creative Writing honors student, she has competed in various competitions, such as PPCHS’s Short Story contest, Poetry Fair, and Poetry Out Loud recitation contest, as well as the Broward County Literary Fair, at which her villanelle “Come, Someday” earned third place.
the atala is designed, curated, & edited by the Pines Charter Chapter of the National English Honor Society. It showcases original student poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, literary criticism, and art. Like its namesake — the small, bright butterfly that grew from near extinction to rising numbers in our part of the world — this little literary journal aims to grow our love of writing and expand our community’s appreciation for the literary arts.
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