Jungle Of Gray
What’s outside my window? Outside of my window are people struggling to make it in this jungle of gray. From the hard-working single mothers working day in and day out to support their kids, to the drug dealers on the block with faulty perceptions of success, who are trying to get rich. It’s a place of gray, where things aren’t as simple […]
An Everlasting Dream
Whenever my mind is going mad I come back to this. A dream. Not the type where you fly with the birds or become that famous movie star. Mine is actually quite simple. Or maybe it’s not. Maybe it’s the dream that everyone can reach, but never stay with. It’s the dream that we tell […]
Annual Cascade Scenes
Winter-Spring: Have you seen steam escape the river? With spring’s entrance, I wait with bated breath. The return of blush to Gaia’s face; to winter, death. A nimble breeze provokes quivering leaves. I remark the sheen of dew atop the river’s edge, A remediated view refreshed without a winter’s stagnation. The stream revitalized with a […]
The Chaos in The Ville
Outside my window is the ville which until 2020 was chill my city my precious home is gone into pieces like dust in the wind I can’t wait for peace to descend my favorite park is downtown no longer peaceful makes me frown with the rest of the world I find common ground Black Lives […]
A Midwestern Desert
It started in the night, a rustling noise hitting my window like leaves spinning in the fall. Convinced I was sleepy, I pushed it off as a trick of the dark. The next day I awoke to a sprinkler, spraying my roof in cold, white sprays. Confused, I looked outside my window, only to see […]
Be Free
Hey now hey now, don’t be scared. I know this is hard, but you need to hear. College may not be for me; I just don’t compare. Imagine all that I could do with no distractions to appear. I know this is hard, but you need to hear. Mostly it’s a waste, chasing useless […]
fruition
outside my window, green rolling hills of thoughts skim my eyelids while i trace the scar of your smile, starred with inspirations towards the sky, which watches the soil ripening with the fruit of dreams spilled tea, tongues teased with tangy longing, soft and raw but i am not awake and you are alive in […]
That Girl From the Past
Once upon a time there was a little girl named Amila but she was from the past. She lived a beautiful life filled with joy and unconditional love from her African American Family. Her mother was the best selling author at the time and her father was a doctor. Which means that they had money […]
Changes
I grow I change I look outside I see you Do you see me? You were always there Looking back at me, Judging me I always thought of that as a bad thing I hated seeing you. I still hate seeing you But it’s different You’re different But you never were […]
They’re watching.
It was a day like any other. A quiet kid from a small city known as St.Louis Missouri was playing checkers on his phone.Will was sitting alone by himself in the corner chair of his band room when he noticed a face. It was looking him dead in the eyes. With a gaze right into […]
Together, Jumping
Ten thousand feet up, days from civilization, and ready to jump: I was backpacking the Sierra Nevadas after enduring twelve months of profound confusion. Embracing the adventure, I rediscovered my inner-compass — and with it, my passion. A year ago my girlfriend Megan and I talked about our passions for traveling and nature. We would […]
Outside My Window
Every morning I look out my tall, white, window. The window, surrounded by plants, is sometimes hard to see through. My collection has grown quite a bit since last March. It’s amazing how much life can fit in such a small room. Almost 20 plants of all shapes and sizes, golden pothos, philodendron, english ivy, […]
Night
As the last glimpses of the sun shine through the steadily thinning clouds I close my eyes and listen, listen as far as I can. I Picture the woods stretching out for miles. I see my tracks snaking through the trees, and I know that there is no human near me. No cars screeching by […]
Burning in Hell; or with her
I open my eyes to the stinging sensation of the saltwater; it burns but I keep them open. I begin to notice the water seeping into my lungs and flail my arms around me trying to reach the surface. My arms finally break open the wall of water before me and I lift my head […]
Insomnia In My Window
I can’t sleep. I tried all night but I couldn’t. Many attempts I have been doing from the counting of sheeps to the slowly breathing. Nothing. And I know, I know sleep deprivation can have serious consequences on people’s minds. There was this article in a Medicine’s magazine that talked about how people who only […]
Almost
Crackling and burning, The flames pull me in And I almost Forget the biting cold in my toes. My classmates and friends Talking and laughing. I can almost Forget The mask constricting my face. The familiarity of burned marshmallows And sticky fingers, I can almost Forget The weight of lives And the stress To protect […]
Invisible
You think that you deceive me with every fake smile. You say that you’re fine but your words taste sourly of pointless lies. The invisible scars that countless hoodies and leather jackets do little to cover – I see them, even when no one else does. I see your head tucked down towards the ground, […]
Her Allegory
Gazing outside I see the moon that man somehow reached And I remember that it’s man not woman Pondering if anyone else’s moon gaze is interrupted by the same thought Peering through the window across the street you can see a girl that sings through writing Chattering to strangers who only asked for directions Questioning […]
The Past and The Present
I used to look outside my window, and see a vast blue coastline, with small boats rolling through the waves. I saw waves, blue and majestic, rolling to the shore. I saw all the families sitting under their umbrellas, with their blue striped towels, and Coca-Cola’s in their hand. I saw the shell collectors, looking […]
She
I was wearing a hand painted jacket that day. The sleeve said “be a light” and little flowers laced the cuffs. It was then that I knew someone was lying. There was no light and the daisies looked less beautiful than before. It was my favorite jacket but it was becoming itchy. All the loose […]
