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 May 2018
a m a n d a
i used to wonder
what it would be like
to be an adult.

to be a part of the age group
that is running the world,
to know i was equal
and to understand my responsibility.

what would it be like to be in charge
of even the most precious
of our responsibility:
the lives of our c h i l d r e n.

only to come to find out
that most adults
lack the courage and compassion
to do the job.

and in the face of
CHILDREN MURDERING CHILDREN
WITH THE ADULT'S WEAPONS
they are met with only a
cowardly silence.
 May 2018
Nyx
If
If you saw me
In the way that I do
Would do the same things?
Would you do the things I do

If you looked like me
With this body and scars
Would you cry and feel shame
Or remain the way you are?

If you had friends like mine
The toxic and the bad
Would you appreciate yours more
Or would you feel incredibly sad

If you acted like me
Desperately trying to fit in
Would you grow tired and weary
Would you wear my painful grin?

If you had my life
What would you do
Could you be stronger then me
Would you make my life less blue?

If you could be happy
While wearing my shoes
Then maybe for me
Happiness is possible too
 May 2018
Savanna
the end
isn’t the end.
well, it is
but only of that story
a means to an end
is only the beginning of the start
 May 2018
Savanna
why is being a dreamer a bad thing?
what is wrong with imagining yourself in a better place,
in a better life.
at least i can lift my head above all the water
that drowns you daily
at least i have the courage to imagine
where i can be
where i will be
at least my mind has the capacity
to know all that i am possible of.
dreams take up the same space as quadratic equations and iambic pentameter,

so stop being upset
when someone calls you a dreamer
and say, with a smile,
hopefully you can be one, too.
 May 2018
Rachel Maddux
I feel it coming,
the night.

Serenity washes over me,
while the stars make a blanket in the sky.
It's the only time I'm free.

The moon knows me more than any creature on Earth.
My thoughts are at rest.
I can hide from the sun.

The sun amplifies my mistakes,
and laughs at my regrets.
The moon knows no mistakes,
it has no regrets.

I feel more myself in complete darkness
than I ever have in the light of day.

The moon doesn't care if you are alone.
The sun insists upon relationships,
ones that I do not have the energy for.
The moon is my strength.

When the sun finishes its daily routine,
I rejoice.
For I know that I will see my friend again.

I feel it coming,
the night.
 May 2018
Destiny Thompson
It's a puzzle with missing pieces
A dandelion drifting against the wind

upside down evolving
While working on solving

blossoms growing in dry terrain
Changing the food chain
 May 2018
mysa
you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved you are loved

please don't forget it
 May 2018
Annie
Raw
Hey
This is me
All naked in front of you

My scars are the battles
I lost many
But I won a few

What do you see?
When you look through me
Or to you, is it all blue?

I have craved your presence,
Like the sky needs the moon,
But do you have the slighest clue?

I've waited so you would say,
"I got you", for you could stay –
But none of it could ever be true
 May 2018
helena alexis
SUN GIRLS: sun-kissed goddesses, some a little darker than others because the sun loves them just a little bit more, writes poetry sitting outside a local coffee shop, always happy all the time, loves the color yellow, wears mom jeans and tucked in t-shirts all the time, is soft and loves love, long hair, mostly in braids or ponytails.

MOON GIRLS: dark circles under their eyes, parties a lot, drinks to forget their heartbreak, red lipstick and black eyeshadow, sleepless nights accompanied by anxiety, owns over 20 different leather jackets, loves adrenaline, risk-taker, a smoker, strong smell of cigarettes and mint gum, smirks a lot, flirty, secretly likes sun girls
 May 2018
ghost girl
he plays my nerves
like piano
tense but pliantly
plucked because
his hands are a rhythm
of skin, warm and
tender and he
tells me me he loves
me with a mouth
like honey as
if he has never
swallowed a graveyard
as if his heart isn't
an empty chasm of
rot and cobweb.
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