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By Taylor Greife I hand my heart away like charity,   Free to anyone who smiles at me.  It’s neatly tied together with a pink ribbon,   and it’s broken to sharp pieces so there’s enough to be given.   Shared to all who shed the tiniest bit of light,  Leaving little left for me and my continuous … Continue reading Free Heart

By Dillon McDuffie Staff Writer Perspective is directed and I’m lost in introspective of a world within my head of these thoughts that are collected.  Am I subjective or objective?  Am I respected or defective?  Am I anything besides retrospective?   I am, I was, I could be many things. 

By Taylor Greife Staff Writer I lie awake, waiting for you to come back,  But you never do.  Where are you at?  I hate you for leaving without saying goodbye.  I hate that you hurt me,  Like a shoe hurts a fly.  I beg of you, stop making me feel like this.  Fix what you … Continue reading How I Grieve

By Dillon McDuffie Staff Writer Dear tomorrow, it’s me                                                                                        Just a small-town kid struggling, and unable to foresee  The consequences of today that have been left out there for me  I try to forget, and I try to move on                                                                     Yet I still fall to the same routine, morning dusk to evening dawn  I wander … Continue reading Dear Tomorrow

By Taylor Greife Your thumb meets the spark wheel as our fingers interlock,   igniting the blue flame by the time we hug goodnight.   My heart is bursting but in a good way,   and the flame lights the wick from that very first night.   The warmth of your touch overwhelms me with consolation.   And the spark … Continue reading Pile of Wax

By Dillon McDuffie Staff Writer There’s a man in the mirror   But I don’t know who  He walks like me  He talks like me  He does whoever I do  From his head down to his shoes   He’s covered in sin  There’s a man in the mirror   But I don’t recognize him   The man in the … Continue reading Man in the Mirror

By Chloe Knehans Staff Writer Early in the morning on September 5, 2028, 4 years ago Madison and Sam became that special person in each other’s lives. Today Madison will propose to Sam where they first saw each other for the first time, outside of the local hospital ER where Sam is an OBGYN while … Continue reading Love is Love No Matter What