Sometimes,  When I close my eyes I can see you. Your chair, green Just like early spring grass. Your hair, white Just like the snow. The same snow that covers the big hill. The...

Stress has been felt from generations before me Struggles were an everyday obstacle for them  From Spain to Mexico to the United States Never had they felt a breath of relief Finding a home...

I can still feel his arms wrapped around me From him lifting me up in front of the brick building. Six months have passed and I still remember The glasses on his nose and the squeak of his shoes While...

Privileged. It’s a word white people use to describe the rich Those with nice cars and houses The ones ones who don’t have to worry about having enough money for food, bills, and clothes Privileged. It’s...

I just want you to care I'm broken and falling but your not there I feel so helpless, so alone Where’s my superhero did she go home Is it too late or did I make a mistake Everything's...

The waves are rough and the clouds are grey  But every morning starts a new day We all get stressed and overwhelmed  We all cry and some have meltdowns But we can’t give up It’s...

Amidst Heaven and Earth         by Jazmine Leydet You can’t keep me away  I’ll fly through the night like morning glaze I’m a stray but never to the game  I'm alarmed of the night’s...

She was sitting alone. In the middle of the floor wondering how she got there, wondering what went wrong. What did she do? How did she manage to mess everything up again? She could hear everyone in the...

Fans squeaking, whispers in the crowd, cattle humming to one another. Showtime. Emily woke to the sound of her alarm ringing in her ear. 8am, the hour she would awake to every summer day to head down...

As a little girl, the people around me seemed different. They all looked at me funny. I was always told by my loving mother that they were envious. I did not know what they could be jealous of, definitely...