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Will

Ginnette Hric, Staff Writer and Poet
May 6, 2013

My feelings go unnoticed My pain hidden inside Feel the anger resonate And push the strength behind Feel my pulse streaming Leave all wisdom behind Feel my eyes squirming Hiding the tears inside.   Someone’s in my body Fighting, pushing me aside Help I call And no one comes And pain is all that’s... Read more »

Between the Twilight

Patrycja Grzywna , Guest Writer and Poet
April 22, 2013

Tonight I want to sleep with stars. Catch the moon, put it in a jar. So the sun won’t chase it away when it rises for the day. The moonlight is kind to the body and the mind. But the sunlight– that’s what helps me find the truth when it hides. Would I rather cradle in the shining,... Read more »

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Ginnette Hric, Staff Writer and Poet
April 22, 2013

Power, rage find your way Honesty, compassion move away Fight, run, jump, stay Lie, die there is only one way.   I try so hard not to notice I try to forget.    But how can I? It’s staring me back in my face.    Let me breath Help me forget Don’t let anyone see the pain Don’t let... Read more »

Sense of Sense

Alanah Kuhn , Editor in Chief, Staff Writer, Poet
April 15, 2013

I don’t want to feel death. Death’s sigh on my shoulder now, “what this time, stupid girl?” Don’t let me die in bed, I don’t want my lover to wake, shake me and cry. I don’t want to feel my breath shorten to completion or My skin…my skin to slowly turn... Read more »

Delicate

Patrycja Grzywna , Guest Writer and Poet
April 15, 2013

There was a little doll, Dressed up in neon brights. Taken to a shop filled with pastels, whites, & gentle, doe-eyed faces that stared her up and down. They asked about her hair and why it was so dark. Why it wasn’t straight and why her nose was sharp. They asked her why she spoke in such a... Read more »

The Toronto Tower

Patrycja Grzywna , Guest Writer and Poet
April 15, 2013

One thousand feet of freedom, one thousand in the air One thousand bouts of sorrow gone while I was standing there Racing under my skin, shooting fast around each bend, my blood was pumping quickly, and a message it did send. Surrounded by the clouds– which others claimed I lived in In a constant,... Read more »

Tears of Then and Now

Patrycja Grzywna , Guest Writer and Poet
April 15, 2013

Now, now child Not another sound Now more cryin’ You’ve gone leaps & bounds When nothing makes a difference, it’s time to quiet down. Your tears have been acknowledged but they have turned their heads You’ll learn, it’s easier with sadness to cry yourself to bed. Now,... Read more »

Shame

Ginnette Hric, Staff Writer and Poet
April 15, 2013

Fill my heart with lonely Empty my appetite with hunger Find my way in disaster Live my life with anger Everyday a reminder Every second a tick Will I be lost? Or claimed? In darkness there in shame But in light there is pain.

From Childhood to Teenagehood

Sophia Metcalf, Poet
March 11, 2013

Trees grow up and so do I. Trees have roots I have boots. Rain falls down, and so do I. Rain is sad, I’m just mad. Stop shooting, Stop stabbing     What barbarian are you?         What good is freedom if you’ve killed all the freed? We don’t know you why we started We couldn’t tell you... Read more »

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Sophia Metcalf, Poet
March 11, 2013

As someone who had gone through heartache before Can I ask you, not ask you, no not ask but implore you to tell me I won’t always feel this pounding regret? I don’t want to live my whole life thinking I let the one good thing, one good thing, one truly good thing get away. I know you can be honest,... Read more »