We all wear a mask of joy and care, To keep what stirs beneath unseen, Hidden where no eyes can reach. Yours looked like kindness, Soft with light and laughter. I didn’t notice at first The...

It hurt. It hurt so much. His head wouldn’t stop ringing. The room was already so very cold, yet he left the window to his apartment open. Where was she? She came every night, every time he asked. Two...

The year was 1997. It was a dark and stormy night, three days before Halloween. Jane was fresh into high school and had a babysitting job with the Smith family. She arrived exactly on time at 7:30 sharp...

We line up. I hear, On your mark, Get set, GO. and we’re off. Girls sprint ahead I keep a good fast pace. As I run, I hear the soft grass, move as feet like giants stomp...

Cut off from land Lost in a vast sea This island belongs to me Deep green haze Almost like getting lost in a haze This island belongs to me Tall Tall mountains Touching the sky Reach...

Life is so slow it’s almost fast not knowing how quickly the years pass 2025 is over halfway even though it feels like it started yesterday you might hear my rhymes and think they’re dumb but...

And suddenly the words “I can’t wait” came out of my mouth. It’s a funny thing, you see, wanting to grow up so fast, but 8th grade flies, and high school arrives, and you realize all...

Walls cave in as I grow taller, Yet my room is getting smaller. Being the youngest out of three Tells you how to leave people be, How to not stare and glare, How to and not to treat people And somehow...