man of her dreams
in the mirror
her blackened eye
Emily Edwards |
deep night
my reflection pauses
in the dark window
Chelsea Hammons |
muddy path
I stand
and sink
Natalie Brodsky |
stormy sky,
withering flower
on his tombstone
Sam Ramirez |
man of her dreams
in the mirror
her blackened eye |
stormy sky,
withering flower
on his tombstone |
|
man of her dreams
in the mirror
her blackened eye
top
quarter champion |
|
TOP half Chamption
not long enough
she licks my hand
for the last time
|
bottom
quarter champion
not long enough
she licks my hand
for the last time
|
not long enough
she licks my hand
for the last time
|
the cat I see
every day
never returned
|
loss of the family dog
the house feels
too quiet
Hannah Swan |
not long enough
she licks my hand
for the last time
Ridge Batchelor |
the cat I see
every day
never returned
Nicole Wells |
memento mori
everything
evaporates
Nissi Bamgboye |
|
TOP
half champion
not long enough
she licks my hand
for the last time
|
|
CHAMPION
not long enough
she licks my hand
for the last time
|
thin winter light
a single crow
on the powerline
BOTTOM
half champion |
flowers wilt
in my red vase
good while it lasted
Abbey Matthews |
birthday party
deflated balloons
she celebrates alone.
Sam Ramirez |
scribbles
in my head
overtake my thoughts
Grace Felz |
tumor removal
prolonging
the inevitable
Asa Pilger |
birthday party
deflated balloons
she celebrates alone. |
scribbles
in my head
overtake my thoughts |
|
birthday party
deflated balloons
she celebrates alone.
top
quarter champion |
|
BOTTOM
half champion
thin winter light
a single crow
on the powerline
|
bottom
quarter champion
thin winter light
a single crow
on the powerline
|
dark study room
my computer screen
outshines the moon
|
thin winter light
a single crow
on the powerline
|
dark study room
my computer screen
outshines the moon
Amanda Spotts |
the moon
not so bright
tonight
Addison Weed |
broken streetlights
only the moon
to light the path
Nicole Wells |
thin winter light
a single crow
on the powerline
Chelsea Hammons |
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dancing and singing
not caring
how I look
Ridge Batchelor |
strobe lights and music
the elbow
I didn’t see coming
Nicole Wells |
turn on the wii
we dance like
little kids again
Hannah Swan |
beating heart
head beating
to the same drum
Emily Edwards |
strobe lights and music
the elbow
I didn’t see coming |
turn on the wii
we dance like
little kids again |
|
turn on the wii
we dance like
little kids again
top
quarter champion |
|
TOP half Chamption
midnight snack run
we sit in the car
laughing for hours
|
bottom
quarter champion
midnight snack run
we sit in the car
laughing for hours
|
midnight snack run
we sit in the car
laughing for hours
|
sunshine breezes
through my car
summer in the country
|
midnight snack run
we sit in the car
laughing for hours
Hannah Swan
|
midnight snack
spills on the ground
the dogs fight
Abbey Matthews |
soft sunlight
I breathe differently
for a moment
Chelsea Hammons |
sunshine breezes
through my car
summer in the country
Amanda Spotts |
|
TOP
half champion
midnight snack run
we sit in the car
laughing for hours
|
|
CHAMPION
midnight snack run
we sit in the car
laughing for hours
|
you can't control,
what you can't
control what you can
BOTTOM
half champion |
freshly brewed coffee
slightly burnt
tastes like home
Natalie Brodsky |
blues and red hues
in one night
nothing left to lose
Sam Ramirez |
well into fall
flowers in bloom
no one tells them what to do
Asa Pilger |
winter air
lego plants
never die
Grace Felz |
freshly brewed coffee
slightly burnt
tastes like home |
well into fall
flowers in bloom
no one tells them what to do |
|
well into fall
flowers in bloom
no one tells them what to do
top
quarter champion |
|
BOTTOM
half champion
you can't control,
what you can't
control what you can
|
bottom
quarter champion
you can't control,
what you can't
control what you can
|
you can't control,
what you can't
control what you can
|
just let it happen
my dad tells me
fatherly advice
|
right mind
never gets
anything right
Nissi Bamgboye |
you can't control,
what you can't
control what you can
Hope Self |
a new hat
for my dad’s
metal dinosaur statue
Hannah Swan |
just let it happen
my dad tells me
fatherly advice
Ridge Batchelor |
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