Two Peas, One pod
Your smile. Contagious to anyone who sees you. I feel whole for the first time ever. Here and there, laughs and giggles, running at night...
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MILITARY LIFE
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Ella W.
- Mar 15
Long Distance
It triumphs over our trust, our commitment, our effort. I miss you. I can't remember what it feels like when the video calls are enough....
Ayslin K.
- Feb 10
I Serve Too
My dad is often met with the phrase, "Thank you for your service." In the Walmart checkout line, after church sessions, between gas...
Zoe B.
- Jan 13
The Window Seat
Here I am again, staring out a window at the concrete, as the engines begin to roar. Engines. Concrete. I try not to think, because then...
Ayslin K.
- Dec 9, 2022
The Hue of "Goodbye"
Raindrops sprinted down the cold glass of my back passenger window. The feeling of my aching heart was drowned out by the last whiff of...
Ella W.
- Sep 7, 2022
Upon Leaving the Ocean
Saying goodbye to a home is always hard, but the beautiful natural world of coastal California was especially painful to leave behind. I...
Moira J.
- Jun 1, 2022
A Study on Diffusion
If you drop a bowl of cereal, Fling its contents out, Some of the Cheerios will be flung so far They get lost in the corners. Other...
Emma M.
- Mar 23, 2022
Dewdrop: A Poem On Loss
Loss is an essential part of the military kid experience. While loss and grief are part of the human experience in general, the kind of...
Lillianna R.
- Jan 24, 2022
Simply Just Human
I remember his last warm embrace before he walked the other way, I remember the day he first called home from far far away I remember the...
Anna V.
- Jan 3, 2022
Snowflakes
Snowflakes fall softly like powdered sugar on rye. Never faltering from the sparkling sky, Oblivious to the frosty cold, Wondering where...
Anna V.
- Nov 15, 2021
Life Seasons
Life is a beautiful circle of growth and discovery. Summer ending, New beginning. A flower curling, dying, breaking. A flower unfurling,...
DJ McCoy
- Feb 14, 2021
Ways Away: A Valentine's Day Poem
I hope your love will warm me Ways away For your love is what kept me alive Every single day I would be happy to remain where I am But I...
Isaac B.
- Nov 16, 2020
No, we really didn’t start the fire
No really, we didn’t start the fire. We haven’t even graduated from high school!
Loretta S.
- Sep 30, 2020
Dandelion
A "poem" of the moves I have experienced through metaphor. A dandelion has risen, and she is born in a world full of sunshine and...
Anna V.
- Jun 10, 2020
The Road-Map Called My Home
To all you military kids out there. I recommend reading this out loud. When I did, I felt so empowered; so free when I read it. It makes...