“someone there”

[poem

by sarah mohammed ’25]

“I can’t do it” There is no You the “Light to the dark” When everything is crashing down And when I don’t know if I can find my way out There is always someone there They always know what to do/say When life feels impossible and I can’t count on anyone. There is someone there Someone worth counting on Even when I don’t see it there is When I don’t believe I can be counted on There is someone there Someone who cares There is someone there “When I can’t do it”

07 burn

[poem by brynn ullerich ‘23]

i fall to the floor of my shower. goosebumps cover my body as the water pours around me. the strange pattern of the tile floor cuts into my knees and i can’t get up. my legs are numb from carrying the weight of holding my feelings in, unable to know if anyone will understand.

my hands are holding my head in the disappointment i feel to even look up.

i let myself and those who counted on me down.

i feel shame and regret. shame over what i did do and regret of what i didn’t do. but here i am again, on the floor of my shower as the water covers my tears, washing my feelings down the drain.