False Skies

DeVonte’ Williams // senior free-verse poem

They told us we would reach the skies. That white picket fence we wanted, the dog that fulfilled our needs, disappeared in the eyes of us all.

We dreamt a dream so strong, and took the risk, so promising, yet we never got ahead.

Instead of equal opportunity, we face equal despair, leaving our family with hopelessness. Whatever they told us about opportunities, it was only for their sake, of disregarding our existence and our struggles.

The dream we dreamt only survived in the lives of them, and have become a nightmare for us. collage

Hadia Alkhafaji // sophomore

My Skulls are on Fire!