Your Dreams Through Glass
The slow drifting of the clouds, the sky’s reflection upon the water. These were the only things that felt consistent. Clouds were never meant to leave the sky, and the sky was never meant to leave the water. I was never meant to leave home. Almost everything I could tell you about that day would be fabricated, […]
Outside My Window
It seems as if it were only yesterday, that I was running around outside on my short stubby legs laughing and giggling as if time would never pass. Now that I’m older things have changed, less running and less laughing, it’s time to be more serious and more focused. I’m not a little girl anymore and I’m not like […]
My Acoustic Window
When I take a look outside my window, all that I can see is a housing project building across the street with a run-down basketball court next to it. If I really press my face up against the glass and look to the left, I can catch a glimpse of some of the roads and […]
Snapshot Times, Seasonal Designs
Outside my window and over a distant hill, the sun rises… a lazy, shining eye awakening to a dark world. A splash of color flutters in a pine tree laden with flakes of snow as a red-breasted robin hops along noiselessly. Tucking its wings in closer and fluffing its feathers, as if to make the […]
The Unseen Magic of a Childhood Home
Small bits of the sun brighten up my room through the curtains. I guess that’s my cue to get up and open them. Yawning, I crawl out of bed and pull down the string. The blinds fly up, revealing an image many people wish they could see. Earth, from 141.22 million miles away. That’s right, […]
Unforeseen Characteristics
I punch in the code. SCREE!!! The garage door starts opening, creating an ear-piercing noise. I rip off my mask violently and push my glasses closer to my face. My mask smelt like burgers–cafeteria burgers. I walked up to the door that leads to the living room and pushed the button that makes the garage […]
our last summer
I remember our last summer. We sat on my bed bored. Sat on the floor bored. We stared at myceiling with nothing to do than stare out the window. we look out my window to see a body ofwater, a lake. We notice as it got warmer the pollen covered the lake with its brightgreen/yellow hue that made our nose tickle and […]
on the other side
the bread on the street the birds on the street the blue cars lined up it’s a w e d n e s d a y it’s street cleaning day the cars all humped together like gums under chairs that can’t jump. and now it’s f r i d a y the cars say hi […]
Wounds That Can Heal
Outside my window Souls crash down Lungs breathing their last These souls extinguish like blown-out candles Pointless discrimination based on Culture, religion, color, sexuality Victims aren’t what others say they are They have a love, an identity, a smile A chain to the hand; a hand to the neck; a shot to the chest Bodies […]
The Girl Who
Kamilah was perfect. Everything she did was flawless. She was incapable of failure and she only knew how to succeed. Top of her class, good at all sports, she never made mistakes. She was kind to everyone and spent much of her time helping those who needed it the most. But with success and good […]
My Window
My Window When sun is bright or when it rains And when it’s cloudy sky When neighbor’s dog outside plays That’s how our lives pass by. When you’re too sad you close your door Your window is your only escape When you can’t take it anymore You wanna run away. Then you calm down, you […]
The Girl on The Canvas
My world feels so still. Bland. Unchanging. Day after day, I look outside the window, hoping to see some small change in the atmosphere, and day after day, I only get disappointed. Sometimes, I wonder if my world is even real, or if it’s just a painted illustration. Perhaps the sturdy trees in the distance […]
A Secret
Everyone has a secret, whether it be an innocent crush or a hideous crime. But my secret is nothing like that: it starts with the picture I see every day when I wake up and roll up the curtains to my bedroom window and sit down to attend my Zoom classes. We will start at […]
Blood
I opened my window to see a bright red bird pass by. It was a lovely spring day in San Francisco, California. But something felt different about today. I shake the thought out of my head and continue to look at the vibrantly colored birds. A minute or two later, I hear a chilling scream […]
Change
Inside of my window, I am a fourteen year old immigrant from Nepal, with an immigrant family that has supported me no matter what. However, outside of my window: The nation has turned a new page, from Republican to Democrat, From an administration of turmoil to that of relief Joe Biden has become president. But […]
See Something, Do Nothing
“Why didn’t you tell someone” they’d ask you. “Why didn’t you say something” they’d ask again. “Is your mouth sewn shut child?” SHUT UP, SHUT UP. No one was actually asking you that. But how did they find out that you saw it happen? You didn’t tell anyone. Were you being stalked? Followed? Is someone […]
Homegoing
Too many corners of my world haven’t felt like home Too many plants trying to make room for themselves in windowsills But they just won’t grow for fear of uprooting themselves Too many times have I felt alone in my corners of the world I wish I could find corners within myself to be comforting […]
Life in Color
I sit in the same place every day. Looking out a window, It separates me from society. So alone I sit, looking out. Looking out I see many colors and things, People of all different kinds, All doing the same thing Walk past my window and look at me. When they look through […]
World of Possibilities
Looking out a window you see a joined neighborhood, everyone knows everyone, friends, families. Taking a walk or even driving in a car you will get a friendly, welcoming smile. But looking a little closer you see a world of opportunities. A world where everyone has those dreams that have .01% chance of coming true […]
What’s Outside Your Window?
Take a look outside your window. What do you see? Do you see the sky, some grass, or some trees? No matter what you see, there is always more. Like the more that is beyond the wall that is outside my window. When I wake up in the morning, I see a wall, and guards, […]
