Liquefy by Stephanie Glover
Stephanie Glover
Liquefy
For her each day dissolves into the next, like a sugar cube in hot water. Instinctively she clings, grabs, and clutches to the remains of her earlier self. Memories assemble in a dense haze of déjà vu. Little-by-little, piece-by-piece, and bit-by-bit she forfeits what made her sweet and solid. She dissipates.
Owl by Stephanie Eberly
High School and College by George Hypolite
George Hypolite
High School and College
They say high school days were the best
Those were the days when fights were crazy and everything was a mess
Days filled with jokes and forgotten tests
High school days were carefree and void of stress.
We’d go home with thoughts of doing that homework we got in class
But as we walked in the house our thoughts were filled with other tasks
Lost in a world of fun we said we’d do that homework last
Procrastination had no match
Then like a load of bricks it hits you in that college class you hate
Sighing you wonder if this was a mistake
Then the professor says test time as if he’s gone insane
Every college day makes you use your brain
Having You by Christy McElroy
Christy McElroy
Having You
As morning came on that day
And early risers began to stir,
I could feel you; you were on your way,
And with pain, my eyes began to blur.
We flew to the doctor in a hurry,
Taking the things we needed.
The doctor did a check and said, “Don’t worry.”
Many women thought they’d been defeated;
That day was the day I met true pain,
And my heart was put to the test.
But I thought of the love I was going to gain
When you give a woman’s best.
I did cry and surely did scream.
I pushed with all my might,
And, just like the sweetest dream,
I was blessed with my child that night.