1

gift card
I thought you knew me 
better than that

2

they walk by
the hidden bench
I hear everything

3

York peppermint patties
the taste
of grandma’s house

4

sun through the blinds
today
it's a curse 

5

headphones on
tapping a beat
only she can hear

6

childhood swing set
empty seats
of memories

7

curling her hair
I used to be
the one in the chair

8

roommate playing video games
I count
17 damn-its

9

old cartoon
haven’t seen in years
I know the theme song by heart

10

homeless man
his eyes
shoot to the ground

11

buried underneath
the green
resurfaces

12

for sale sign
not ready
to say goodbye

13

a vase of roses 
wilting 
from a new relationship

14

slow train
the wheels
squeaking over bumps

15

playing the old Wii
we still struggle
with rainbow road

16

the table is set 
with dishes 
we never use

17

everydayisjustanotherday 

18

rekindled friendship
laughing about
why we hated each other

19

stomach rumbles
my classmate
pretends they didn’t hear

20

fan blowing
too loud
can’t concentrate

21

going to church
trying to find an answer
I can’t Google

22

season ends
record breaking 
year

23

final whistle 
sad and relieved 
at the same time

24

empty terrarium
waiting to house
a firefly

25

thinking back 
to when I was you
microwave mac and cheese

26

time for lunch
lined up in
ABC's

27

soft hum of  a bus 
after the final game
of the season

28

grainy home video
old versions
of my sisters

29

field day
pulled under
the rainbow parachute

30

so much noise
in the silence
the bus ride home

31

driveway bump’s
unique rhythm . . .
wakes me up

32

soccer bus ride home
tired faces
illuminated by screens

33

midterm week
through the library window
leaves fall

34

coffee shop 
ducks 
fall in line

35

bouncing foot 
when 
will it stop

36

study session
with my best friend . . .
we get nothing done

37

playing outside 
mud meatballs 
bon appétit

38

masquerade ball
he finally approaches her
my coffee is ready

39

freshly dried sheets
cool room 
goodnight

40

playground songs 
everyone has learned
different words

41

pile of shoes
one pair
broken in

42

November 1st
calling mom
it’s Christmastime for us

43

fan humming
the election news 
comes in

44

10:00pm
faint voices
from a distant room

45

Christmas eve
midnight
looking for moving stars

46

it's finally over
I sit
numb

47

overhearing talk of election
from two teammates
at each other’s throats

48

hat floats away
swimming backward
in the sea of grass

49

strangers driving by
thinking of how
they have their own life

50

Sunday after Halloweekend 
library filled  with students
who procrastinated 

51

full  
of too much ambition 
my planner

52

look at me 
flying around  
silent closing Venus flytrap

53

silent house
disrupted 
shower song

54

smell of pumpkin 
Longaberger baskets 
home again

55

sun dog in the clouds
ray of sunshine
a leash

56

reigning recess MVP
1   2   3
kicked from the water fountain

57

going back . . .
the old library 
has new couches

58

from the street below
the sound of an engine
showoff

59

the same furniture     in a different house

60

omit watch and just do [dead battery]

61

motion
            1,   2
                sparrows
     a third lags behind