hope
Writing
Being Cosmic Dancers: because what else would we be?
By Jaden GraggWe live on our floating planet,
this hunk, this rock,
we are so small.
White Death
By Rachel KarnerDaring to yearn for freedom as
the doors of your prison open
the view of white death before you
all of your small hopes broken
standing in a door between hell’s
cold fingers brush your skin
beautiful death covers the hills
Scared Loveless
By Zoë ChristiansonI wish that I could speak my mind more easily.
I wish I didn’t fall in love so easily
and that it weren’t so obvious.
Behind a stone cold shell
By Dusti LewisGet behind the eight ball she said, which I had yet to understand. She said
it meant to look ahead to the future. I sat
there contemplating this saying for a while, and as I fell into
a deep slumber my thoughts ran free. Thinking of our future--
Make It What You Want
By Hailey CannonWake up
Do my hair
Put makeup on
So they don’t stare
Wait a minute
Nothing’s wrong with me
I have friends
And a family
Could It Be Better Tomorrow?
By Matt LoganAn act of courage is what I call,
In the eye of a parent a plummeting fall.
An hour-long lecture will send him on his way.
It just seems like another reason to run away.
These are words of wisdom you should borrow.
Locked Out
By AnonymousI look at them around me
Those who with my choices disagree
My eyes drop
They’re staring
Quickly judging what they see.
Outside Looking In
By Connor RiceMy head tends to spin
Because I’m on the outside looking in
My heart starts to yearn
The secrets of friendship I wish to learn
I want to be inside
And to be filled with pride
I can imagine myself in there
What’s Inside of You?
By David Henderson“To Strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.”
Thou shalt never give up,
What is rightfully his,
Never whimper away from fears,
Never give away their tears,
Fight for what is right,
Inside the brightest of light,
Drip Drop
By Maggie May PriceToday is one of those days, where everyone stops to take a minute and appreciate what we have, rather than what we want. We worry about the tiny little things in life that don’t matter, instead of the things that can change our life. Today is one of those days.
Graduation
By Margot NewcomerStanding on this stage, my life flashing before
My eyes, I remember a time of Youthful
Bliss where the impossible was possible.
Yes, I am a Dreamer
By Mary Kaitlan SchmittYeah, I’m a dreamer,
I dream of so many things.
But do you know what separates all
you other dreamers from me?
You all actually work to achieve your
dreams, you
dream about the future and what you
want to become.
The Song Within
By Emy BlakeThe lovely tune sounding brilliantly through the air
Wonderful feelings as the clear notes catch
The song shines and gleams, its rays golden and fair
Words Can Move Mountains
By Rachel FranklinThere is a thing that is stronger than yourself,
That is from you; its plan is one of stealth.
White-hot insults out of a mouth are poured,
Never underestimate the power of a word!
Gone and Now I’m Free
By Hannah E. JenkinsThe hate that lived within
me, that inhabited my very core
Gone!
It has no home with me anymore
I’ve let it go
It no longer rules me
Light in Darkness
By Becky ReillyA star, bright, sky’s diamond
Yellow, blue, white, green
A shinier object
Mine eyes have not seen
I have not been told
Of a more unique thing
Not light itself, music,
A crystal, a ring
I believe.
By Bailey TulluchI believe.
That everything means something,
and one thing can mean everything.
I believe.
That every little mockingbird
deserves a chance to sing.
Crying for the Beauty
By Catherine StrayhallWith winter gone, she can THROW her window open wide
With spring arriving, she can dance in bright SUNSHINE.
This is what it is to LIVE without regret;
To know she can NEVER FORGET, only move on.
With BLUE above, so open, so clear and bright
In The Morning
By Elly HermanIn the morning, I open my eyes
Sit up and stretch, and let out small cries.
I wiggle my toes, and crinkle my nose,
And get out of bed to the sound of rooster crows.
I slip on my jeans, and my long furry coat,