elementia

Identity

By Maddie Bauman

When I was a little girl,

I wanted to be a princess,

then a vet,

then a president.

I know many girls who at my age

shared those dreams.

The ones I look at now and think

What was I thinking?

Those aren’t possible!


Writer’s Comatose

By Abbey Roschak

it’s been a while

        since I found encouragement

        to rid myself of this

        writer malnourishment

        I guess I lost myself


ambition, love, ambition

By Samiya Rasheed

Hours are not spent well in lethargy

nor in deep-seated exhaustion

Hours are rarely spent

more – lost


Sei la mia vita

By Abigail Cottingham

The boy from the apartment below yours writes you letters about the birds and calls you a sunset.

“Tu sei il sole del mio giorno.” You are the sunshine of my day.