The Commons

SCINTILLATING

by Jacynth Apora

I broke the first rule
I'm nothing without you
Mary
Take the swords out of your heart
And stab me
you're scintillating
a sin that's fading
you're scintillating
a sin that's fading
Fool's gold in a tomb
Butterfly's breath in a cocoon
Enyo
Take the swords,… Read more

1-2-Swoosh

by RJ Franzen

Communications High School Look how far we've come From Freshman year When every girl had the hots for Sawyer To now Where every girl has the hots for Merms
My now former-friend asked me if CHS was an all girls school I had to resist the urge to punch him in the face He said CHS w… Read more

Work in Progress

by aj r.

i'm falling
you're flying
what's the difference
we're both leaving

i don't know
where to go
i'll let the clouds
take me home

i'm dreaming
while you're living
what's the difference
we're both unrealistic


i don't know
where to go
i'll let my mi… Read more

Out Of Reach

by Adele Bender

This is the world we wanted
and the world we cradle in our palms.
This is the world we wanted,
where the children run and play
amongst the faded scribbles of pear trees in the orchard.
This is the world we wanted,
in which the Happiness of a summer gust
can be felt as it threads bet… Read more

Who's the Hero?

by Aidan Cole

Oh my son
I know you're having fun
But there's so much you have to learn
knowing things always change
When you meet someone you'll yearn
And you'll  lose our heroes while we grow
So be one to any and everyone
I'm no good at this am I?
When I try to find him
I know … Read more

Around the Ridge

by Dane Tedder and Michael Landolfi

Look, look.
Look and tell me what you see.
There, there.
Out there waiting for you and me.
Don't you see it, see it, rising up?
It's coming 'round the ridge for both of us.
Scared, scared.
You're just scared of what you'll see.

Where'd you… Read more

black hole

by Brigid McCarthy

luck is sharp and biting here
i'm surrounded by all my fears
we mourn thermal entanglement

stars are forgotten.
i am molten
whilst souls are stretched

in the end
we are all running from the same death...
or maybe running towards the same death.

breaths twist inside throats wh… Read more

the long distance blues

by aj r.

im running out of
room on my phone
so i start deleting
pictures of you.
and we both know that
the feeling will be gone
by the time
i am through.
do you think that
we're okay?
do you think
that this is good?
cause everytime that
we try and speak
i circumlo
cute.
but oooooo
oooooo
i stil… Read more

Doves

by Flourish

Mindlessly contemplating
Patiently waiting any day
I sit staring at street signs
As we drive far away

The trees stand like statues, the moss just like stone
It makes me remember when I was alone
You made me feel a sense of pride
I'm happy that you're by my side

We sit laughing, … Read more