Future
Writing
Shades of Darkness
By Drew WilsonHorrific scenery fills my mind
Some from the future, some from behind
Nightmare images that fill others with Dread
The world would be better if My Kind were dead
In spite of the sacrifices of those we’re above
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
Turning Life Into an Art
By Rachel FranklinWhat are we here for?
Might there be a purpose that is more?
Maybe only time can tell the true meanings of our lives; it doesn’t lie.
That’s the power behind our efforts that continue till we die.
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.
Unwrapping My Future
By Erika DaveeAnxiously tearing open the
shimmering sealed package
Ignoring die red symbols
that embellish the wrappage
Considering this cookie holds
my future unknown
Depending on the message
I’m sure to cheer or moan
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.
Beyond the Final Umbra
By Zac StowerA thousand stark crosses
Plotted on a green hill
Once moving a thousand miles an hour
Now stand still.
At life’s bloody terminus
We are told they are the purest of all of us
The rolling front blending together