by Samantha Scarito
I dare to live in the day dreams
Of alternate realities and possibilities
The life I thought I signed up for
A future I saw as structurally mine
Nobody prepared me for this existence
In which I tense and crack
Frustration boiling at the surface, muscles so numb
Grasping for what seemed promised
Wondering where the fairy tale ended
And the nightmare began.
Poem and Art by Jaclyn Holliday lying still, just me a speck under the never ending road of stars with no city lights to drown out her beauty. i reach up to hold hands with the massive exploding ball of gas. i […]
By Lee Metaxa Rozenfeld Emerge, according to the Merriam-webster dictionary, is a term defined as “to become manifest” or “to come into being.” This term resonates with me in oh so many ways, and has been especially prevalent in my life over […]
by Ian Tang When you leave your cave, The light will be softer than when you entered, The bats that dart from wall to ceiling will have found a place to rest, The cacophony will individualize and recede. Over time, The upward […]
by Emmy Belcher When quarantine first began there was a sort of excitement about it, at least for me. It was announced that classes were to be online for just two weeks, and my best friend and I decided to go to […]
by Isadora Petrovsky My ex didn’t believe in essential oils But I like the smell Cold brew coffee with agave Ice with a shot of milk Slips down my throat with antidepressants Never thought I’d say that Also didn’t think I’d be […]
