Author Archives: theatala

* This poem is a sestina, a french form consisting of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy. The final words of each line repeat in a different but predetermined sequence in each stanza. when we rise like the sun, we begin crawling and we use our limbs to begin our reaching. the incessant spinContinue reading “to reach, to rise, to fall”

Days used to feel so soft and gentle, like a sweet caress that would send me into fits of laughter as it tickled my skin. But now things have changed: the days don’t feel as if they have been suspended in time anymore, they no longer create a space especially for us just to exist,Continue reading “Stuck in Time”

The mirror on the wall shows someone.A person? A human being? A beast?Something.Maybe, it’s something.Unrecognizable, the visage is a blurWavering each blink of the eye,Constantly shifting and moving around with each breath taken,Shuffling with blood flowing through the interiorBeneath the skinThe organsThe ugly organs that work overtime,Working until the heart no longer feels it hasContinue reading “Something”

Every single day, every single day, at ten in the morning sharp, Sharma ji would get ready, crisp white shirt and iron-pressed blue blazer. He worked a government job, alongside prestigious people lathered in prestigious perfumes, gold crowns placed upon their heads, embedded with jewels, red jewels, green jewels, blue jewels, supposedly brought from theContinue reading “Unanswered Echoes”

*This is a sestina, a French form of poetry consisting of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy. The final words of each line repeat in a predetermined sequence in each stanza. Dear flower, what do you do in spring but bloom?Yet, when winter hits, you let yourself wilt?The weight drags you down when yourContinue reading “What have we done to deserve this, Mother Earth?”

Sophia Assis is a graduating senior passionate about the arts! From detailed sculptures to abstract paintings, she seeks to explore a variety of emotions. This piece, in particular, explores self-perception in the digital age. The artwork highlights how beauty standards have been influenced by technological advancements in image quality. She hopes to continue her artisticContinue reading “Realism Face”

Meghan Chin is finishing up her junior year at Pembroke Pines Charter High School. She enjoys creating artwork depicting different scenery. “Melody in Amber” is a drawing created in her art class last year using colored pencils.

In 3rd grade, my music teacher asked me a question that has haunted me for years: What would a world without music be like to you?  As I pondered on this question, I was taken back to every past Wednesday after dropping my sister off at my mom’s house. Ever since my mom and dadContinue reading “What Would a World Without Music Be Like to You?”

A whisper calls from mirrors cold and thin,Distorting truth with every glance and stare.It speaks of flaws, of battles fought within,A voice that silences the love once there. The plate untouched, the hunger waged as war,A quiet prison built of fear and shame.Yet in the heart, a voice begins to soar,Reminding you, your worth isContinue reading “Reflections Of the Glass”

Beneath the flames, the world turns red,A fiery beast where dreams once spread.Forests howl as roots lay bare,Dreams consumed in the searing air. Homes dissolve to ash and dust,Memories fade, foundations rustA child’s toy, a mother’s ring,All lost within the fire’s sting. Memories once held so dear,Now drift as ghosts through skies unclear.The choking smoke,Continue reading “Beneath the California Flames”