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When they strap the white rags of wrinkly age upon my waist And lay me in my place I hope your memory won’t rush back to me In a fever dream   Will a lover be by my bedside, clinging to the last steps together ‘till we cross over? Or will I be in stranded … Continue reading Hospice by Anonymous

It was assigned a week ago A simple worksheet, 5 quick questions. Still, I did it at 2 am On the day it was due.   A simple worksheet, 5 quick questions. Or worse, the essay that Three days after it was due, I stayed up all night to finish.   Or worse, the essay … Continue reading Time Management by Katya Kladova

Outside the too-small window, clouds hang low And inside the sprawling hospital, death Hangs over people’s heads, near a shadow Cast by thoughts of their fate and one last breath. The sounds and smells of sickness infiltrate the air, and if you’re here long enough, the mind. Medicine shoved down throats to postpone the date … Continue reading Patient #3019 by Sofia Arboleda

I step into line and see the large wheel. The bright lights flash around me. I look around and hundreds of people are walking, It gets crowded quickly.   The bright lights flash around me. I hand him my ticket, It gets crowded quickly. My feet plant on the ground.   My ticket still in … Continue reading Ferris Wheel Pantoum by Maya Hernandez

My feet sit on the edge of the gutter,

water hits my toes, Continue reading No Air by Maya Hernandez

Darkness closed close around your hopeful eyes, your power runs away from helpful use, your makers sat with bated breath and cries, your search was long, but failed to find the truth.   Do you ever look out at the marble of earth? Can you see, or have you strayed some too far to know … Continue reading The Fall of Opportunity by Jordan Smith-Micheals

  Thank you, High school, for Everything you put me through.   Give me more homework, Really, do try. Amazing, how often they Even think we can handle Too many late nights.   Surmising that a letter is your worth Can they stop piling up work? Hard enough it is to grow up Oh and … Continue reading The Great School System by Noa Nadler