shihtzu puppies
the only reason
I am friends with her

xxxxx

tension
of past love
lab partners

the chemistry
has evaporated

Ally Isenhower & Morgan Bettner

broken hearts
breaking beakers

I'm going to learn
absolutely nothing

he shifts uncomfortably
for her to see the microscope

we are latched
to each other

meaure too much
on purpose

slowly waking up
and then my heart stops
I'm late again

xxxxx

the alarm clock
failed me again

Ally

upstairs neighbors
seem to STOMP
with every step

xxxxx

they make it hard
to sleep at night

Ally

with a broom
making upside down steps

Travis

seams of the baseball
leave their mark
on the pitcher's cheek

xxxxx

face to face
with an old friend
only beers between us

xxxxx

barely a sip
touching our talking mouths

Rachel

closing time
2 am

Lexi

years have gone by
nothing has changed

Jesal & Deion

he takes
his jokes with him
to the grave

xxxxx

big black dog
attacks me
a wet slobbery tongue

xxxxx

runs across my face
true love

Alyssa & Morgan

one sock
stood up
by its perfect match

xxxxx

only lost
in the dryer

Ryan

waking from a dream
so vivid I could’ve sworn
you were here

xxxxx

wiping away
the sweat and tears

Rachel

your smell
still lingers

Elizabeth

hands off
I am for show
not for sale

xxxxx

sticky finger prints
prohibited

Alyssa & Morgan

if only everyone
thought this way

Kaitlyn

homework
next to my love
now on the floor

xxxxx

sheets of paper
replace tangled bed sheets

Alyssa & Morgan

pencils and paper lost
under the pile of clothes

Rachel

then the kitchen table
then shower

Travis

my soul mate
the hide-and-seek
champion

xxxxx

she hides
I never seek

Lexi

I will find you
I will

Jesal & Deion

forty minute drive
just to find
a pair of pants

xxxxx

laying out
in the driveway

Ryan

that were under the seat
all along

Rachel & Elizabeth

only to realize
a big hole in my wallet

Jesal

my life is
truly a shit show

Kaitlyn

silent novel
the things people
don't say

xxxxx

my own book
15 chapters long

Rachel

pages capturing
hidden thoughts

Lexi

rollercoaster hill
my fingers find yours
in the sky

xxxxx

heaads in the clouds
above all else

Jesal & Deion

light saber
slaying the monsters
under my bed

xxxxx

the hairy, scary, green guy
disappears from the light

Ally

what I would do for one
more night with you, Dad

Kaitlyn

with sheet cape
blowing in the wind

Elizabeth

lying next to her
hands are latched
to our phones

xxxxx

then
pilow to the face

Alyssa

but hearts are pulling
from across the bed

Ryan

sliding down
the slippery slide
she plays with no one

xxxxx

how do you have friends
when no one's there

Travis

my cat talks to me
I hate the things that it says
it has an accent

xxxxx

eraser marks
hiding what I wish
I had the courage to say

xxxxx

This eraser keeps
Getting smaller . . . and smaller

Ryan

but you broke my heart
and don't deserve to know

Ally

enough with erasing
I need a sharpie

Travis