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...
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Military Teen
POETRY
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...
