1

Thanksgiving Day
I fantasize
about a nuclear family

2

dinner for two
just me and mom
bachelorette pad

3

antique painting
chips in the frame
you are still art

Trinity Pesko (7)

4

getting older
my sister is now
the judgmental aunt

Trinity Pesko (8)

5

the dreaded tote
who wants grandma’s
Christmas decorations

Trinity Pesko (8)

6

realizing I have no memory
of my parents married
the wind picks up

India Guerrero (8)

7

glued to the screen
always missing
who i’m not with

Priscilla Sabourin (8)

8

looking around
at the people who raised me
everything feels 2 dimensional

9

time passes
my family forgets
how to speak to me

Nico Velazquez (4)

10

french silk pie
washing down talk
of female neglectors

Priscilla Sabourin (6)

11

grandma's hesitant
to reveal
the size of her plate

Nico Velazquez (6)

12

an ugly divorce
strain between the kids
and adult table

Nico Velazquez (8)

13

delicate doll
scattered china shards
piece me together?

Allison Durham (4)

14

stuffy basement
salvaging
forgotten paintings of the past

15

ration
the mozzarella sticks
still warm

Shay Buchanan (4)

16

it feels like forever
since I’ve spoken to you
dear crack in the wall

Shay Buchanan (10)

17

many pebbles
along the path
may I borrow them?

Shay Buchanan (8)

18

shooting my shot
shot my shot
shit, my shot

Allison Durham (8)

19

so far so good
to know
you

Paul Cushman (6)

20

get your act together
again your hand
slips from mine

Paul Cushman (4)

21

autopilot
too tired
to take you seriously

Nathan Gallop (7)

22

through the practice room window
autumn wind
out of tune

Paul Cushman (5)

23

return to campus
stop for gas
car won’t start

24

best friends
lost in translation
lovers

Paul Cushman (8)

25

too many potatoes
lie down
rally

Nathan Gallop (10)

26

black Friday shopping
my father
panicking in the corner

27

in her ear,
“no more pain, I’ll be ok”
last wet kiss

28

mountain pathway
his grip around my heart
loosens. at last.

India Guerrero (6)

29

Kentucky rest stop
I meet a man
from Georgia

30

family roadtrip
my dad’s road rage
begins in the first 5 minutes

Reece Brown (7)

31

our uber driver
grumpy and unsocial . . .

silent night

Reece Brown (7)

32

learning the secret
family recipe
Swedish Pancakes

Reece Brown (4)

33

white morning sun
waking up
in a different time zone

34

cutting off my big toe
to fit your glass slipper
evil step-sister

Priscilla Sabourin (9)

35

lazy afternoon drive
learning that my cousin
is a real person

Priscilla Sabourin (8)

36

the icy roof
my father cursing
the broken lights

Diana Hernandez (4)

37

be ready at 10:30
wear fall tones
family photos

Priscilla Sabourin (6)

38

hair toss, check my nails
baby, how you feeling?
like absolute shit, Lizzo

Allison Durham (6)

39

traveled across the state
a younger girl
the revenge series

Diana Hernandez (6)

40

pressed flowers
falling
from your hair

Paul Cushman (6)

41

unexpected kiss
I stand in awe
for mother nature

42

Blackout Wednesday
hometown friends reunite
without me

India Guerrero (4)

43

just outside their view
your hand
where it shouldn't be

Nico Velazquez (11)

44

Iwantyou, he says
alwaysslurring
she can do better

Nathan Gallop (5)

45

grandma explains lost traditions
I explain
why they were left behind

Nico Velazquez (13)

46

Nathan Gallop (6)

47

rushing to the shore
to give me a cheeky kiss
moonlight illuminating each wave

India Guerrero (8)

48

lone weeping willow sways
with each chop of the axe
I weep with her

India Guerrero (4)

49

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ferret across
keyboard

Trinity Pesko (6)

50

the longer you stare
the more naked I feel
fool's gold

Priscilla Sabourin (10)

51

first party after
my personality
is Prozac

Trinity Pesko (5)

52

walk in the woods
to save my life
all that oxygen

Trinity Pesko (6)

53

my only friend
says hello
rough ocean waves

Shay Buchanan (7)

54

I keep my abs
inside and
too myself

Randy Brooks (6)

55

the path by the lake
and the memories made
thank you

56

alternate reality
my brother and his girlfriend
wearing matching sweatshirts

Allison Durham (5)

57

Christmas lights
the stars
we didn’t destroy

Allison Durham (11)