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Poetry

Lines

by Carina Alencar '04

lines - drawing boundaries - drawing links - drawing tiers - separating souls from minds Read More

World

by Antoinette Mullins '07

Rain falls and there's no cover for some - Night comes and the sky is lit by bombs - When cold grabs hold to frostbitten toes - I cannot pretend to know. Read More

Him. When

by Jeanique Tucker, '07

Carelessly left to think of endless moments, - Of times when raindrops tasted of cream, - Times when tears were for others, - And his smile, so consistent meant salvation. Read More

Double Ghettoness

by Audre Lau

I claim the fishy snotty curbs of Chinatown. - I claim the malta bottle 25 cents snack cake wrapper - Clogged gutters of the Lower East Side. - I claim an identity of double ghettoness. Read More

MY DANCE

by Naomi Greene '05

FUCK THIS! - I DON'T KNOW ANYMORE - HOW TO EXPRESS MYSELF IN THIS - POOR, EXCUSE FOR A LANGUAGE. Read More

Pain

by Jennifer Kirkland '06

So this is how it's going to go - I lost my guidance not long ago - Ever since I think I've lost it ALL Read More

Isolation Closing

by Daniel Romero '05

Slowly I feel the isolation - Closing in on me like a pack of wolves - I've never seen a wolf, - Certainly not a pack of them - But I'm sure its gotta feel like this Read More

Reflection on Loss, Gain, and Redemption

by Dante Buccieri '07

It's crazy to believe that one man can make a difference. - It's even crazier to believe that he can do it without being loved. Read More

Promises of Time

by Kate Stephenson '04

You promised me the world - You promised your time Read More

Dorian Gray

by Dante Buccieri '07

A jewel-a diamond-a gem. - Your portrait glittered in my eye. Read More

Untitled Breakdown

by Kate Stephenson '04

My heart bleeds - My heart bleeds - No tears - Falling from my mind Read More

Ode to Pastries from Chinese Bakeries

by Audre Lau

glistening braided raisin bun - lies on top of others as in a queue to be sold - but the chocolate cake catches my eye Read More

Fiendin'

by Kate Stephenson '04

You forgot your cigarettes - Left your death for me Read More

Shade on Mine Eyes

by Daniel Romero '05

Must fall not into temptation - pray tell what I see from what is reality Read More

Elegy

by Audre Lau

One day in the fall - more than a decade later - I allowed myself to think - about my grandfather Read More

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