Maybe It’s Not So Bad After All
The teacher is droning on From the other side of the screen I took a glance outside my window The blue sky covered with clouds Trees with withered leaves Grass hidden under the snow That’s what I see There’s an exam next Monday Only three days after today Outside my window, behind the glass A […]
The Intersection
Outside of my window there are people that I know Outside of my window there are people that I don’t The people that I know are what makes this window my home So I sit and watch the people walk together And alone From here, I can see Sammy Who has owned the Auto Shop […]
Lost Boy
The wind carried on as it continued to grow violent. Ila strode toward the window. The whistling wind pushed her white nightgown in contorting directions. Only through the window could Ila see the star scattered upon the silhouette of the moon. She pushed the casement of the window down, leaving the room in a deafening […]
Cracks in the Window
In the morning, I’m greeted with the blare of honking horns. You would think I lived in a city with all this rhythmic bleating as though the angry pounding of a claxon is the only way strangers can be heard. But when you look through my window, you are plunged in suburbia. A yellow house sits across […]
Outside My Window
Outside my window is a small town called Kirkwood. In this small town, I see a school. Inside the school I find children. Each child has a window, to look outside to their little part of the big world. As they walk down the busy streets, they see neighborhoods. Inside those neighborhoods, they see family’s […]
The Memories Outside My Window
I wish I could say that outside my window was something special like a beautiful scenery of dancing palm trees and sparkling blue waters but it’s not. Instead, my window is on the second story surrounded by old spider webs with a beautiful view of well—dying trees. Even though it’s nothing special it is filled […]
Equinox Blue
With all the craziness in our world, especially these days, my corner seems rather benign. I know I’m lucky to say that. I suppose I’m sounding more like a Vermonter every day, but I’m a newbie. Not a newbie in the sense that my ancestors were newbies when they first conquered Vermont. I’m a newbie […]
My Second Home, The Other Side of The Window
Outside this window was my second home, a place where I grew up and could look outside and feel like I was on top of the world, and could do anything, or be anyone. Outside this window, I had some of the best times of my life. If you were watching as I burst outside […]
My Bubble
At a glance this view through the glass is perfection Dew gracing the tips of the leaves and sunlight dappling the ground My home is something of a bubble Fragile and poppable at a moments notice but also surrounding it being my only visible reality Outside my window, though I don’t see it, chaos rolls like waves in a storm […]
Seeing Differently
When I first heard of this contest, I didn’t know what to think. I mean sure when I look through my window I see naked trees about to blossom and boring houses that look all the same. To be perfectly honest, I never look outside my window, I simply just go outside to the real […]
Behind the Mask
The windowpane is spotless after one last wipe of a cloth. My reflection smiles at me, relieved to have finished another week’s chores. Red and orange streaks paint the sky like an artist’s canvas on this crisp fall evening. As usual, the tall, slim man turns onto my street carrying his metal cane. His brown, […]
Outside My Window
Outside my window is a town that isn’t small but it certainly feels that way. The majority of it is houses that surround the downtown area. There are many different shops, restaurants, a cool city hall, and a train station. Almost all of the people here are nice and care about each other which is […]
Outside I See a Fire
Outside my window, I see dierbergs on fire. Smoke in the dark sky. Stars twinkling, looking down at the blazing fire in the grocery store. At least 6 fire trucks light flashing behind the trees. Fresh coat of thick, bright red paint, the fire alarm is going, BAAAAA, BAAAA, BAAAA. Suspense on what happened. Was […]
If I Lived Outside My Window
Outside my window, I feel free. Outside my window, I’m laughing with my friends. Outside my window, I’m running, dancing, and being a kid. Outside my window, there are obstacles. Outside my window, there are dead ends. Outside my window, I’m tripping, falling. Outside my window, I brush off the dust. Outside my window, I […]
Outside Into the World
Outside my window Is a promised land of equal opportunity “You can be whatever you want” Is what we are constantly told as kids Until someone tries to sabotage us Based on a skin color we can’t change Outside my window Is a world that we are truly frightened by. Police arresting for no reason […]
Realms of Perspective
Outside mywindow lies countless worlds that live together in perfect harmony. Some ofwhich can only be seen through certain perspectives. The primordial world ofice and snow in the north and south of the vast endless deserts covered inscorching sand. To some people, their view outside is quite dull. To plain skyscrapersblocking your view to the mid-day rush on the […]
The Significance of One Coffee
Life outside my window used to be bland and grim yet somehow exceedingly reminiscent of food. Even on the grayest of days, some kind of mouthwatering smell would always waft in. Waffles. Honey-roasted nuts. Hot chocolate in the winter. Mimosas, mangoes, and citruses in the summer. Reminding me of all that I had once loved […]
Do We Matter?
How many lives do I reach in a given day, how many objects do I affect? The vast Earth, so much interaction, all connected, making a phone call across the world, or grazing someone’s arm on the subway, two sides of the same coin. The large coin covers all fellow humans, animals, objects, ideas. All […]
Fallen Rose
I could barely contain the sweaty mess that my nerves conjured up. It had been almost two years since I’ve been on a date, and I was worried about what the future has in store for me. I wouldn’t have come on this date, but my co-worker, John, insisted that I meet his friend. As […]
I See Fire
Through the window, I see An Asian grandparent, parent, sibling, Human, Pushed, And slashed, And robbed, And pushed, And robbed, And- And I know other people are seeing it, too, But they are only seeing, And nothing is being done. Red fills the streets as Lunar New Year rolls around, Red fills the streets to […]
