Where Am I From?
Where am I from? A question I continuously ponder. Is it where I was born? Is it where I’ve lived the longest? Is it where my family...
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Military Teen
POETRY
Guest Writer
- Aug 18
Dandelion in a Forest
This poem was sent to us by Addie Z., a 12th grader stationed in the United States. Do you have a story to share with your fellow...
Ella W.
- Jul 31
Chronology
I leave homes like shedding skins, and sometimes when I tell people I lived in Germany, I think it's wrong to say 'I,' because it wasn't...
Michaela M.
- Jul 17
C'est La Vie
This poem was sent to us by Michaela M., a ninth grader stationed in Hawaii. Do you have a story to share with your fellow military...
Loretta S.
- Jun 28
a final last look
almost forgotten Home it looked so terribly unfamiliar tile floors and white walls like photos had not lined them I have come back for a...
Abby H.
- May 12
The New Neighbor
A new neighbor She just arrived The movers' mid labor She looks sleep deprived I go over, wave my hand She greets me with a smile on her...
Ella W.
- May 8
Paper Planes
The card gets folded into a paper plane, paper memories, paper friendship. But paper planes don't prepare you for the real thing. The...
Ayslin K.
- May 1
A Simple Truth
Counting down the minutes until the final box would make its way into the truck, I silently prayed that this was all just a bad dream. Of...
Lilly Saint
- Apr 17
Life As A Military Brat: A Poem
My home is in my heart, I always need a new start, I make friends everywhere I go, It makes no difference, I know, It will never change,...
Jasmine Lugan
- Mar 27
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...
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....
Jasmine Lugan
- Feb 15
Mask
Try it on. Put it on. Keep it on. Once you have it on, You can’t take it off. The addiction. The fear. The loneliness. You can’t see me-...
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...
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- Apr 15, 2020
Oh, the Things You Can Do!
A child of a soldier. A special child indeed! While your life may be hard It’s the life you lead. You may be different from your...
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