Poetry

Dreams on the Edge of Lake Placid

Keegan Fobes

I sit on the edge of Lake Placid

all my days,

placid and free…

An image of a lake at sunset
An image of a typewriter surrounded by candles

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Catie Koch

I slink through these halls, day in, day out

try not to think, try not to doubt

counting tiles in ceilings, playing chess with myself…

A Quiet Night in the Garden

Noah Piper

I slithered through the wet grass

Underneath the soft rays of light

The shadows of God’s creations dancing…

An image of a hand wrapped by a red snake
A silhouette of two people looking at the stars

Picture of a Texas Windfarm, at night

Elliott Rose

The stars of the sky are patient

They sit, subtly sparkling as the moon rushes by

Hiding beneath that faux curtain of light…

Demons Can Be Beautiful

Laurel Roth

Whenever I open my eyes

from whatever nightmare sleep brings,

she is there…

Two hands intertwined on a grey backdrop
A man stands in a crosswalk surrounded by people rushing past

I Often Imagine

Laurel Roth

I often imagine

that God goes to the coffee shop

around the corner from my apartment…

A Nightmare Come True

Kira Soricelli

You used to be the one
Who held me through my nightmares,
Soothing my soul…

A person sits in darkness, their face obscured and missing
A swarm of mosquitos

The flies, the ants, the mice

Forrest Steele

The flies, oh the flies,

 Oh, how they swarm and pester. 

Their buzzing…

Maskless

Kierra Weyandt

In the mirror is a mask

strapped tight to my head 

knotted twice…

A girl swaps her face out for different masks
Two girls play around a dead tree

The little girl and her pet monster

Kierra Weyandt

A little girl was killed

but she still breathed. 

A monster stood in her…

No Rest

Stephen Zoufaly

It’s been a long day, think I need a break

And take some hours off ‘fore I need to wake

I close my eyes and get sent to a world…