Ascendant
Your Story (1500 words max) The sun rose as its light forced its way through the New York City buildings. The glare found its way in my room through the window. I dragged myself out of bed with little to no energy. I walked miserably towards the window. Pondering whether I should stay awake or […]
nothingness of the sky
green, the green of the trees surrounding for miles the trees i used to run around and play in. a field the field i now lay in and stare into the nothingness of the sky, the clouds and the stars that bring me to a sense of peace, a place i could lay and stare for […]
Drive By
I looked out my windowAs we were driving through the townAnd I saw so many faces, so many storiesPeople with passion in their eyesAnd people who were still finding that sparkI saw doctors and nurses returning home for the first time in daysAnd students trying to finish their school day from homeNothing the same as […]
The Life of Jay
I was 3 years old when my family moved from Oklahoma City to Kansas. My dad left while we were still in Oklahoma so I never met him. We all moved in with my great grandma, which was me, my mom, my siblings, and my grandma. It was chaotic sometimes having to live with my mom […]
The Open Window
Life doesn’t revolve around other people’s decisions. It’s about you One goal can change your whole perspective on life It manipulative, mindset, makes us believe in everything around us The smallest thing can have the biggest lie And yet we see straight through them. The world is filled with distractions You never know how people […]
Flowers Never Lie
I loved her. Kai, the girl stole my heart and never gave it back. As if my own mind was mocking me, images of her flash through my mind. Her hazel hair, her emerald green eyes, and her beautiful smile stab me like daggers in the dark. I wish I’d never met her; she tore […]
Another Rainy Day
“Look it’s starting to rain!” The class would hustle to the door.The room would smell like petrichor.The teacher would stand up and exclaim,“No, go to the window frame!”Kneeling on the floor, the rain started to pour!The excitement was as if they were on a world tour,It was so special when the rain came, sitting there side […]
What I Love About Kirkwood
Kirkwood. In my opinion, it’s the most remarkable town in America. Why? My area has so many unique traditions that all of its citizens, myself included, can’t help but enjoy. I love the Turkey Day football game on Thanksgiving at Kirkwood High School. It’s so touching to see everyone supporting the team with their red […]
Lack of Consciousness
Give me a taste of the stardust you hold close. If you let me, I’ll collect the syrupy light that pours from cracks in your porcelain skin I wish to know how clouds look in your eyes. Run down to The River of Space where The Tree grows along silky waters. Which fruit will you […]
Restless School Nights
Sitting at my computer screen fidgeting with my lettering and not a word can come out except- button mumbled questionings Checking the clock and it appears it’s 3 am again Another, night wasted Or, another day finished Late night, sleep tight But I don’t wanna sleep because I still have so much to do Yet […]
The Theatre is Sleeping and I’m Still Awake
Mehdi called me last night, delirious and nearly unintelligible. He told me to say goodbye to the theatre. He flew cross country to stay with his father when the pandemic first hit. He said his biggest regret is that he didn’t say goodbye. So I told the dean of students I’d left my wallet in […]
The Yellow Car and the One-Antlered Deer
Every so often a yellow car passes by my window on its way to its home, which is farther down the street than mine. It announces its presence with a dandelion-colored flash by the corner of my left eye, then humbly treads on, pattering its tires upon the uneven stones of the mountain road. When […]
I’m Dominican But I’m Black
I live in New York where I can’t even fit in, because of the tone of my skin I can be despised. All the eyes looking at me like who you are? why you here? I’m too White for the Blacks, too Black for the Whites. And the other races don’t even like, what I […]
I am strong
I am strong But can’t let you go I am strong But sometimes I just don’t know Wished that I could Have been right there Wishin’ that I would But I was not near I am strong But now your time has come What’s next What is there to be done I will try to […]
The Meaning of a Window
Although it may just be a cleverly designed piece of glass on a house, a window can be much more than just something to look out of. A window can be a place to contemplate life on a breezy fall day. A window could be used to feel sad when it’s raining. A window could […]
Room
Write about a window or whether what is outside it. Do you care to know what is behind it? The pressure in my pipelines, full like veins, will burst to expose why I’m so insane. Transparent panes slickly showcase schemes and ricochet rain. After these walls, may weather greet me. May breezes be slices to my exposed flesh -contradicting the weather forecast. Does […]
The Painting in my Dining Room, A Letter to my Dog
It’s been a year now, shouldn’t you know what’s outside that window? What if it’s changed? Reese, the park isn’t going to move. What do you mean “what park”? You know, the same park that we’ve taken you to for the past year. The one we carried you through right after we got you, before […]
Welcome to Wonderland
Outside my window? Huh, what a funny question, isn’t it…? Alice in Wonderland once lived outside my window. When in need of my silver lining I called out her name, and she swindled me into her spider web. I knew the cost of my darkness led to the consumption of cheap gold, but the need to escape the thorns pricking blood in my throat was stronger. […]
Fresh Start
“Hey! Hey! HEY, Amaryllis wake up!” I rubbed my eyes, squinting at the bright light reaching into my bedroom. I pulled the covers off feeling the breezy wind of the night and sat up on my bed. “Hey, Amaryllis over here.” I tilted my head watching my little sister leaned over the windowsill gazing. “What […]
The Darker Side of Life
From my window I can see fear From my window I could see heartbreak From my window I can’t find a single soul From the warmth of my skin to the coldness of my feet I couldn’t see the light shining because the light was dimming every day as time went by with it. We […]
