“Osier” by Nawaf Kassem / Untitled by Zainab Bibi
Untitled
Zainab Bibi
“Osier”
Nawaf Kassem
Willow swayed by gale
Towering above grasslands
Kissed by golden light
Blades unruffled and gleaming
Gazing at the lustrous sky
“In Doubt” by Brooke Hebert / “A Gloomy Day” by Amina Malik
“A Gloomy Day”
Amina Malik
“In Doubt”
Brooke Hebert
the water looks cold like ice the combustion from it
like straight out of a freezer and
i want to jump in but i cant and i want to dive in but i
i wont afraid that my fingers will crumble like snow if i do
so i
stay my feet dangling from the pier so close to the numb water
is what i want to say but all i could manage is
the water looks cold
like snow and its almost frozen over maybe we shouldnt jump in
maybe we shouldnt dive in
And my friend walks back to the opposite end of the pier
mumbling about my uncertainty why so indecisive?
why so uncertain mumbling through i even ask myself
why i am so uncertain why im so indecisive
“Departure” by Heidi Bilger
“Departure”
Heidi Bilger
Tears well in my eyes,
Leaving behind happiness.
I have never liked good byes.
“Tinnitus” & “Chaos Personified” by Nawaf Kassem
“Chaos Personified”
Nawaf Kassem
“Tinnitus”
Nawaf Kassem
Untitled by Gerald Wildermuth / “Frission” by Kaia Thompson
“Frission”
Kaia Thompson
Untitled
Gerald Wildermuth
There are some places
that even the sun doesn’t shine.
But there are voices
that can guide you
into the light.
“A Distant Utopia” by Rui Zheng
“A Distant Utopia”
Rui Zheng
Long walks down the Drum Tower,
Past the iridescent vendors.
It’s another day,
At that familiar place,
On the other side of Earth.
“Let them be as fish” by Rikhil Katpally / “Reflections” by Nia Augustine
“Reflections”
Nia Augustine
“Let them be as fish”
Rikhil Katpally
Let them be as fish,
Always fed, cherished, protected
But confined to a dark cell all alone
I’d rather be a fat, solitary blobfish
exploring like an albatross across the Bering Sea.
“Okay” by Jenna Grinnell / Untitled by Kyle Valvo
Untitled
Kyle Valvo
“Okay”
Jenna Grinnell
Okay this.
Okay that.
The stranger
Asked me.
Are you okay?
The hardest
Question to be answered.
¨are you okay?¨
Cannot seem
To find the words
To describe
The blankness
Of my.
Mind.
Confined to
The darkest corners.
Of my lonely
Canyon mind
The stranger stares.
Seeing no thoughts
Behind my
Confined blind
brown eyes.
The stranger walks
Away.
Not allowing me
To confine in them
But to confine
In my mind.
Beyond the Username by Troy Walters / Untitled by Lauren Schrom
Untitled
Lauren Schrom
“Beyond the Username”
Troy Walters
the love in my eyes glimmers,
reflected by the screen in front of me,
as i find myself questioning,
time and time again,
if love can truly blossom from oceans away.
The Right Person by Vibhuthi Semsetti / Sunset To Die For by Mahimn Dave
“Sunset To Die For”
Mahimn Dave
“The Right Person”
Vibhuthi Semsetti
love love love
a beautiful thing we long to experience
it can be wonderful
or it can be painful
it’s a forever kind of thing
with the right person
it makes us stupid
it makes us happy
nothing will change that feeling
the feeling love gives you
but with the right person
if you’re lucky
you’ll find your person
the right person
i found mine
one in 8 billion
you feel happy, loved
something i’ve longed for
you feel emotions you never knew existed
all for one person
the right person
how could one do that to me
i was cold hearted
intimidating
how
just how
could one person make me crack
but in the best way possible
thats when i know
he’s the right person
the only right person