Even now I can’t worry. It was an emotion always devoid of worth I hear him screaming for God in his fury That he was going back into Earth. The dirt would have to wait for the will of the sea We couldn’t have left there was no reason to flee. For I had promised on the Isle of Planes I would not leave only leave remains. This was my life no purpose in regret. I still have solace though all I could hear was fret. Every pilot must land to fly again. The joys for now must be had by other men. KRRRSSSHHHHHhhhhhhh…
Abandoned – Sara Ledyard There it is, Again. That burning feeling in my stomach, In a place I can’t seem to describe. I knew it would happen. I knew you would leave. I wish I could say I’m surprised.
Second Semester Senior – Asha Mohapatra “Late again,” they laugh. Drawing by: Sara Ledyard She couldn’t get out of bed that morning, but smiles. “I’m so tired, I need coffee.” they sigh. She nods, an insomniac, hasn’t had a full night of sleep in months “You didn’t even study,” they laugh. She reread the same page over and over last night, her ADHD has been worsening. “You always have plans.” She can’t stand to be at her home anymore, alone with her thoughts. She jokes about the bad grade on her calculus quiz, But fears she’s lost her drive, her intelligence, her purpose She’s gone boy crazy, Mindless distractions to avoid self-reflection. Everyone can’t wait to see where she goes to college, She dreads hearing back from her schools, she knows her applications were a mess. She’s just a second semester senior.
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