ROCKET SPECIAL APRIL EDITION

ROCKET VOL. X, ISSUE ?

CAMRYN “MAC” EASLEY NAMED MISS ROCKET MAGAZINE 2020 SAD POETRY GONE ROGUE INSIDE LOOK AT WOULD-HAVEBEEN ASTRAL FASHION SHOW

1 APRIL 2020

art by clara poteet

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editors

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andrew uhrig alijah webb evan pakshong abbie daniel clara poteet avery hines emma brigaud sasha wai kiera sears shade ayeni camille okonkwo hannah matthews

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letter from THEE editors

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Launches 2020 Eyes, Lips, Face ASTRAL Poisson d’Avril Q&A

Quarantine Life Rona’s Crib Sad Poetry Style Tips Miss ROCKET Magazine 5

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quarantine life

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art by CLARA POTEET

no matter how good you look,

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do NOT go outside!

The alligators will eat you AND your clothes!

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miss rona & crib by camille okonkwo

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art and words by clara poteet

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sad poetry

the aftermath I held you in my loving arms, Your beauty and charm Left me disarmed, Why’d you go?

I’ll never know, I guess our love was all for show… you and i I’m sorry but we must part ways, I can’t love you for the rest of my days, I’ve worn you out!

I’m tired of you!

But then I remember What we’ve been through…

I once loved you, But the day is new, I won’t choose you like I always do, Sweatpants, It’s not you it’s me I’m sorry, You’re too small for me.

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written by sasha wai

the aftermath Emo is Short for Emotional (cw: suicide) I. held I i still you close in my my loving eyes arms, and see Yourthe beauty skyscraper and charm i was to jump off of Leftthe me gun disarmed, i was to raise to my head Why’the d you train go? i was to stand in front of I’ll the never knife know, i was to push in further I guess the casket our love i was to alllie forin show… for eternity. and when i open them back up, I open i see the the fridge people and i would you’re have not there, left behind.

I feel so numb, I stand and stare, Oh Cheesecake!

Failed Attempts You vanished into thin air YourHeabsence I. says, “I fall in love with you Was every too much timetoyou bear. smile.

written by shade ayeni

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“But soon after, you’re sad you again, and i and I remember why we’re just friends.”

I’m sorry but we must part ways, I can’t II. I sense love broken you forsparks the rest when of my we make days, love.

I’ve Iworn notice youyou out! don’t look directly at me, I’m tired but toof the you! side, But as then if the I remember pattern of the bedsheet What iswe’ve suddenly been interesting. through…

We touch I once andloved there’s you, no connection.

But Until the day finally, is new, I won’t we lock choose eyes you and like I see I always do, Sweatpants, the other woman you’ve fallen in love with.

It’s not you it’s me I’m sorry, You’re too small for me.

Lonely

I sing “Happy Birthday” written I say Bless by you sasha wai I give compliments … and insults I offer advice I tell lies I say thank you and respond with a you’re welcome to myself.

late january 2020 we’d moved past fear of imminent death

or at least being notified about it on twitter having forgotten about our brush with world war edition the third and the impeachment

of a powdery snack that stains your fingers, much like his 160 characters leave a bad taste in your brain. it was eight(ish) and we were on our way to petsmart with a ten gallon tank and

the desire to be mothers color scheme created and adornments selected we went home with our boys reginald and harry late march 2020 the apocalypse is nigh.

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I sit at this desk overwhelmed with feelings I can’t remember how to name and in my distraction from the mounting deadlines of assignments for classes and from a university not enacting a universal pass and the cloud of desperation hanging over our community and our state and our world I let my eyes slip away from the screens

and the fears and watch.

in the tank they glide and turn

gasping with movement and momentum ramming into one another

and chasing

and pulling

they butt heads and flip around

to explore the same part of their tank they were in ten seconds ago. ten seconds I don’t know much about the neurology of guppies, but goldfish are supposed to only have ten seconds of memory right (right?) in my head

what would it be like to be trapped in your own home, but each part feels new

after ten ten seconds

is it scary to live in world where you don’t

recognize your own reflection? or

are we there?

I keep looking in the mirror and asking the eyes staring back for answers

as usual none are given and harry is chasing his own reflections and

I is it easier to live an existence where the memories disappear? wait

what was the question? written by kiera sears

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Style Tips by andrew uhrig

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2. put colors and shapes that you like together.

3. style is subjective. There are no rules. Except don’t dress ugly. But even ugly is a look.

4. if all else fails, just wear a jean jacket. nobody ever wears jean jackets. or does denim on denim. you should just do that. alterntatively...

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rocket magazine 2020 camryn “mac” easley

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image courtesy camryn THEE easley

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rocket launches 2020

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