The
Afternoon Snack
I went
to eat my victim
He
looked, fluffy and brown,
I
had my fused four swords,
And
my flask of cow-juice
I cut into
his brown skin
And
through his fluffy innards
I
put this chunk of him,
And
placed it upon my tongue
I tasted
him, and devoured him,
Occasionally
taking swigs
From
my flask of cow-juice.
Before
I knew it, I was done.
I brought
the remnants of him,
And
put them in the trash.
And
with loud belch, and pat of the tummy,
I
cried, “mmmm! That cake was yummy”
by
Kevin Wolfe 16
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A
Soldier's Wife
Woke up this morning, turned on the radio
They were playing my favorite song
I dressed and sang along
And wished you were here to dance with me
I brushed my teeth and made myself smart
Have to put my mask on for work
Grabbed my keys and toast and got in the car
Gods, I wished you were with me
'Cause every time you're gone I feel it in my heart
And my smile droops just a little
But I know and I know what you're doing afar
Fighting for your God and your country
And this is the life of a soldier's wife
I come home from work and notice a message
Blinking on the answering machine
It's half past six and I'm not in the mood
To hear more sympathies from my family
Dinner's started and I stare at your empty seat
And for the millionth time I remember our wedding day
You looked so handsome smiling at me
And I knew then I'd love your for all of my days
'Cause every time you're gone I feel it In the air
And my eyes cry just a little
But I know and I know why you're gone from our home
Fighting for Heaven and your family
And this is the life of a soldier's wife
I wake in the morning and remember last night
and the message waiting for me to hear it
I delay as long as I can and dress
Before temptation overcomes resistance
I hear but I don't hear it and I try to understand
How could this happen to my brave, strong soldier
The man who loved cats over dogs and me most of all
How could you be gone forever?
'Cause every time you're gone I feel it in the rain
And my hands long just a little
But I know and I know why you're gone from my arms
Fighting for love and for honor
And this is the life of a soldier's wife
I should wear black but I know you hate it
So I dress in blue instead
And the skies are crying for you and for me
As I drive away in the car
It's five years later and I still remember
Every moment of our wedding day
And I show our daughter's daddy's grave
She's the last memory you and I made
Now that you're gone I feel it in her eyes
And my heart breaks just a little
But I know and I know why you're gone from this earth
Fighting for me and for her
And this is the life of a soldier's wife
by Lynette Barbusca 17
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Heart's
Folly
Ask
me not, thy hidden heart
And you who were so brave to see
'Tis true, I know you speak not a lie
But for I am blind to nature's whims
This love I hold is not for man to see
Nor I to tell me and mine
Unrequited my affection go
And doth the world not have permission to hear
My admissions lay on the deaf
For that is how I picture you to be
Back to the place of which you hid, o heart
And with you the emotion that fills me warmth
by
Lynette Barbusca 17
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GOODBYE
It's time to say goodbye
I don't want to cry
It's you who I'll miss
And you who I dissed
My feelings buried deep down inside
Can't express how I feel on the outside
Saying goodbye hurts deep down
Don't want to hear your voice, so don't make a sound
I'm really hurting inside
I can't explain why
I just want to cry, cry and cry
And this, for once, is no lie
SO ALL I CAN SAY IS GOODBYE
by Stephanie A. Gonzales 16
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Dare
to Live
Dare to
ignore,
You
dare to be ignored.
Dare to refuse,
You
dare to be refused.
Dare
to make a speech,
You
dare to be speechless.
Dare
to make a friend,
You
dare to have enemies.
Dare
to stand out,
You
dare to stick out.
Dare
to breathe in,
You
dare to breathe out.
Dare
to have a life,
You
dare to die.
Dare
for peace and love,
You
dare for world wars.
Dare
to make a choice...
You
dare to have none.
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Wish
With Caution
Today is
the moment of change
When
two lives collide, you better explain
Routine is off course, your voice is so hoarse
You’re screaming so loud, you stare at the cloud
That’s over your head, you ask if you’re dead
And then all you hear, is ‘Come over here’
You see a bright light, so clear and so white
You wonder what’s next, you take a few steps
Your eyes are wide open, it’s not what you’re hoping
You try not to cry, you don’t want to die
Your wish has come true; it’s too late
by
Megan Lee 15
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Lucky
Year
The 16th
year of my life.
I
am a puzzle piece, I fit in one place
but that place changes.
I am a rainbow full of feelings, and emotions.
I am a forgetful man
wandering through the bog that is my mind.
I had expected less chaos
less stress
less failure
I will be 17 soon.
My mom once was 17.
A cool person.
Always with an answer.
Can fix any problem
knows all
tells you the answer to your questions
makes no mistakes.
I have played with you
I have argued, and lost to you.
The 16th year of my life.
I have problems all around.
I want to find the answers.
Chasing after time.
Dreaming of what ifs and their changes,
What would have happened if I had the nerve to ask her out?
Would she have said yes or no
the answer is now not for me to know…
What people who are not strange like me do on their days off.
I have the grief of time gone by
and love’s labors lost.
if it is disastrous let me go on.
If it brings me to the edge all tired and stressed making me want
to stop
bring it on.
Give me the strength to go forward and not look back.
I had expected less chaos
less weird people
more free time
less emotional roller coaster rides
that make you feel as if you are missing something
that is lurking there in a forgotten corner waiting for you to come.
by
Francisco Villanueva 16
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Spotlight
The lion
inside me has turned to run,
My
courage scampers through the endless dark corridors of my intuition.
I search for life through the crowd of darkness,
But, all I see are dark masses of people with past failures,
Lacking self confidence with mounds of skepticism that,
Tower over in front of me,
I look for my parents’ affirming looks,
But their light of unconditional love is not enough
to eliminate the darkness of uncertainty.
I scour my soul for a hint of boldness,
But I’m a hollow log.
Afraid to move,
Afraid to feel,
Afraid to live,
Afraid to be my self.
I feel as though all reasoning in my brain has abandoned me,
Now memories of previous success have left a lone figure in a sea
of unknown.
The eyes of the doubtful masses,
Like an audience penetrates my being.
Piercing me to a core with stares,
All my masks stripped away,
One lone figure on the stage,
Despite the supporting cast,
Left to my own resolve;
I want to shrink, like a lost cub that’s wandered from a lioness
I want to run,
Yet I want to face the spotlight,
And move the masses to my lion’s share of approval,
All I want is peace.
by
Cameron DuBray 16
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Darkness
Overcomes Me
The Shadow
controls my mind
The
Night captures my soul
I bleed like the banished hope
I cry as the light fades away.
Some call
me crazy
Some call me mad
But I can’t control the rage inside me.
What is this eager hunger
That grows stronger as longer I keep it inside?
Everyone
has a dark side
But
why is mine taking me over?
A
medication can’t cure me.
It’s
my destiny.
I wait day
by day
‘Til darkness fully overcomes me.
And when it does
No hope shall be left.
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Kat Adkins 13
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