elementia

Pressure

By Matthew Morefield
issue 2

Peer pressure,

You always hear,

Those words spoken.

What they don’t know,

individualism
peer pressure
bullying

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On the Flipside

By Angela Clem
issue 2

Hey baby,

Chill out

And just maybe

We won’t shout

You gotta let go

You gotta freak out

And just maybe

We won’t shout

You ask me to love

I ask you to yell

‘cause hey, I ain’t no dove

music
bravery
breaking free

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My Bones

By Angela Clem
issue 2

No one’s here

I’m all smiles and happy outside

But inside I’ve died

Yet I have no fear

Alone and scared

No one’s here

So damn scared

No one’s here

So I am fine

Alone and dead

fear
anxiety

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11:43

By Alicia Dressman
issue 2

My parents are fast asleep

I rise upon my feet

walk towards the bedroom door

under the dimming light

a plump young woman fading nightgown

hair down

arms like sausages

lips parted

breathing

sleep
Dreams

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