Forgetfulness
Inspired by the poem “Forgetfulness” by Billy Collins, Allicea crafted this acrostic poem focusing on family.
Holding Punchlines
I’ve calmed down in recent years. I used to get into verbal fights, but I’ve learned to hold my punch lines. It’s not so easy – sometimes, they write themselves. I have a friend named Joy, who’s diagnosed with depression. I’ve taken a cooking class from a vegetarian kid named Hunter. Heck, my name is…
Cars – Crystal Furler
We all want to be luxury cars The fastest, most efficient The sleekest design, the highest quality interior Some of us aren’t built to look nice We were built to get things done People, our significant others, want the best They want the fastest, most efficient The sleekest design, the highest quality interior Sometimes we…
The Bridge – Isyis Nieves
Once there was a young man whose life had been completely ruined by one miserable failure after another. His whole life, he had done nothing right and felt that there was nothing worth living for anymore. One day, the young man decided to jump off the old bridge outside of the city. As he was…
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