Poem by: Kayla Ehrlich Copy-edited by: Pranav Gupta Illustration by: Campbell Lackey I’ve stood at the cusp of the earth where nothing but scuttling crabs and drifting gulls ever dare to wander there are no footprints at least, none that remain untouched by the passing waves the melting, running foam that leave everything and nothing … Continue reading the salt of the ocean//the sand of the shore
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The Value of Education
Poem by: Caroline Levine The value of education is more than we can mine. But without our values no gold, will we find. Excellence can be seen inthe glitter of all gold. But what use is a shining stone—torn from land, unknown—if the world so readilyforgets all integrityand stores it on its own? With excellence, comes responsibility. And, in this, … Continue reading The Value of Education
Impending Storm
Poem by: Noah Towbin A storm is coming.I feel the pressure and suspense building in the sky and on my skin,The crackling electricity of distant lightning flirting with my soul, The ominous breeze gently caressing my hair and foreshadowing chaos,Raising gooseflesh on my limbs and sending chills down my spine. A storm is coming.I taste the … Continue reading Impending Storm
Voices Untold but Told Anyway
Poem by: Caroline Levine I wish I knew what was bold, not true. I wish I feltwhat could bedone for others,for myself. Alas, I am young. Too youngto watch rivers form as they flowfrom shore to sea. But too old, I am,to join the worldgreen. I must knownow for if not now,then how? I musn’t wait,that much I can … Continue reading Voices Untold but Told Anyway
The Average Person
Poem by: Caroline Levine Choices come to every manand what is done is yours to plan.For you know well the truth in action,but truth is never your reaction. And seldom has a day gone bywhere you stopped to wonder whythose around you have no shame, when it’s all you’ve to your name. So, when success is … Continue reading The Average Person
Gathering (Poetry for a Digital Era 1)
Poem by: Noah Towbin Everything is dark, At least it feels that way. Someone else should be here, But all I know is myself. The silence is oppressive, And nothing, nobody moves to end it. I hear only the dearth of sound, I see only my reflection in the darkness. Then, as if prompted by … Continue reading Gathering (Poetry for a Digital Era 1)
Vous Verrez
Poem by: Caroline Levine Vous Verrez Parfois on voit la tragédie. On pense à la haine et à la maladie. Dansant dans le noir de la nuit, on ne voit pas tout on suit. On reste timide comme la lune de laquelle, l’amour--il n’y a aucune! La ciel est tout seul pendant ce temps tempétueux, … Continue reading Vous Verrez
Home
Poem by: Julia Garcia Apprehension, Anxiety, Worry, Fear bombard you like freezing rain. They soak you to your core, penetrating layer after layer as they chill you to your bones. They surround you from all sides and escape seems impossible. Until. You stand at the edge of a cliff, a precipice, a crossroads. A doorway. … Continue reading Home
Sentiment
Poem by: Nikita Patel Sadness comes like tidal waves with rolling wind and hazy eyesPain that lingers, lingers and lingers like the riveting fear of anger.The boiling cauldron of madness swirling in the salty night airMade from the fears and sorrows that build the bridges and damsOf the lives that we have evolved and the … Continue reading Sentiment
What’s Left
Poem by: Jacob SteinCopyedited by: Tara Kari Long days in the study rooms of Hume,Bike rides past the sewer smoke fumes,Classrooms full of sleepy-eyed students,Decals, of which TAPS saw prudent,Crowded stairwellsAnd teary-eyed farewellsThe raucous graduationsOf which the stadiumBecame Grand Central Station. Scooters and cars Jockeying for positionRacing to the barsTo exchange money for drinkOn their own … Continue reading What’s Left