1st Place: A.M.E.R.I.C.A. by Alaya Carnes, '26 Maybe it’s my Nationalism, But I have an urge to be proud. Proud of them 13 stripes and 50 stars.   Because I hear the voice of...

Hey mean girl without the smile. Hey mean girl with the expressionless face. Mean girl? You don't know me.  You don't know me like you think you do.  Can you not see my big beating heart? Can...

Like Wolves by Mila Ponce, '25 jagged teeth like precious crystals of quartz, snoots like wolves, peeking in between each rib. "please be tender," each limb unthreaded from sensation, he...

Wakanda by Marcus Beach Larrieu Teachers of Technology  Warriors of the world Way of life Cultured City of balance Secretive society They walk up and tell me of its sanctioned...

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I know myself, of course I didn’t Maybe because my secret I don’t tell Something about it feels so forbidden Or maybe it’s the fact that I feel alone Always in search of something or someone...

Thank you Thank you for your insight    Thank you for the comforting lyrics That eases my soul like sitting in a love seat   And with a journey that drags the bad And lets...

I saw Tamir Rice. His eyes beamed with black boy joy as he played with his siblings. I saw Samaria Rice enjoying the company of her SUN. In which her world revolved around.  I saw Tamir Rice,...

ladybugs and daffodils  that’s what i remember daffodils, butterfly bushes, roses, bluebells, trumpets, daisies, wildflowers my backyard was a garden, growing and moving and shaping my mind...

Gum. chew it. spit it out because, it got used for all its worth different pieces on repeat chew. spit. chew. spit. until... it's the last piece none left to chew because you realize, the more...

As I sit and sip my piping hot tea, I watch the world around me create a picture  The crowded streets  The loud beeps  I could hear them all until I saw him  I sat down on a bench in...