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“Goodnight, kiddo,” my dad said. Turning over, he kicked the tent and groaned. But it didn’t take long for him to fall asleep. “Goodnight,” I mumbled. He yanked the blanket from me, revealing the true strength of the wind that night. Staring at the ceiling of the tent I felt uneasy. The cold currents rustledContinue reading “Her Call”

An ekphrastic poem is inspired by a work of art. “Woven Thoughts” is inspired by Jacob Lawrence’s 1946 painting, The Seamstress. https://oac.ohio.gov/Riffe-Gallery/Past-Exhibitions/Masterworks/lc/18103/lcv/s/jacob-lawrence-seamstress-1946 I must not let hate | get in the way of my own dream. Sewing clothes | has been my dream. This machine will | make me live my dream. This machine willContinue reading “Woven Thoughts”

*An ode is a lyric poem that addresses and celebrates something or someone. The doors leading to classrooms Short halls going nowhere but to school… On my way back from the bathroom, I glance into the rooms—Some with windows, most without— And see them full of zombies. Ninth graders learning algebra, Tenth precalculus, Eleventh APContinue reading “Ode to Seniority”

I could fly without them weighing me down Painting lands I’d never dreamed I danced alone in the rushing rivers How I loved the new reflection I saw But I missed the laughs and company so I returned to what once was. Now people can see my dancing and I know I need to stopContinue reading “Contorted Puzzle Piece”