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Africa: A Removal and Return

Leah Grade 11 The film is available at this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qclB0aGkTrztIvsVD-8nkBfTh7tlRPcO/view?usp=sharing

anonymous Life was good, relaxing, calm, it felt like everything was going so well. I was going out, hanging out with friends, partying, getting, well…appropriate grades. There were hardly any worries, and if there were, it was about how I would get from one party to another, or get my parents permission to let meContinueContinue reading “I Was, Now I Am”

I’m Scared to Grow Old

anonymous I’m scared to grow old,To live in a world this prone,To raise my kids in parole,Having no control. Becoming who I am,Is realizing who I was,Boring, book driven dork,With signs of remorse. Somewhere afar,Is a young girl trying to find hope,Recognizing in this world,Hope is just a word. Isolated with no signs of promise,MakesContinueContinue reading “I’m Scared to Grow Old”

Visual Exhibition #2

Power, Identity, Identity Collage, I Am Too Smart To Be A Woman and Innocence Power – Kiara Grade 11 Identity – Michael Grade 12 Identity Collage – Mustafa Grade 12 I Am Too Smart To Be A Woman – Diya Grade 12 Innocence – Camila Grade 12 More works of visual art can be accessedContinueContinue reading “Visual Exhibition #2”

Chasing Red

Jiya Grade 10 The dead, brown leaves scrunched and crumbled under her heavy, rapid steps. She turned her head back; sweat dripped down her blotched and swollen face as she craned her neck to see if the vicious being still lurked in the shadows. To her immense relief, there seemed to be no movement. TheContinueContinue reading “Chasing Red”

Feral

anonymous Disclaimer: This content is suitable for ages 16 and up. Some days I feel absolutely Feral, Frothing at the mouth – Forgetting I’m human Forgetting I’m real.Some days I feel encompassingly Feral, Frothing at the mouth and wanting nothing more than to spillBlood over concrete flores Wanting to nuzzle so far into your neck that I tear through yourContinueContinue reading “Feral”

Music

anonymous Disclaimer: This content is suitable for ages 16 and up. A song plays rythomes syncopated and elevated words and rhythms overlapping lapping at my ears. I can hear your voice over the chords distantly in my memories but I will not imagine that we were a fantasy. I pause the music and a cacophonyContinueContinue reading “Music”

Sweetheart & 5th Grade

anonymous Disclaimer: This content is suitable for ages 16 and up. Sweetheart When my sweetheart blinks she sees Nothing at all, between her eyelids and her brainBut when she opens her eyes she sees so much more Than just another womanThan what I could ever be Or maybe (and I hope this is the case) She just sees me. 5thContinueContinue reading “Sweetheart & 5th Grade”

Visual Exhibition #3

Breathe, Pilsner, The Most Important Meal of the Day, Icarus and Peace Before Storm Breathe – Hanna Grade 12 Pilsner – Adesholla Grade 12 The Most Important Meal of the Day – Amanda Grade 12 Icarus – Sofia Grade 12 Peace Before Storm – Lawunn Grade 12 More works of visual art can be accessedContinueContinue reading “Visual Exhibition #3”

The Cry of the Sun

Qaiyyum Grade 10 It wasn’t just a dream,It wasn’t just a moment,It was a vision. I woke up from a slumber,A very deep one if you asked, A color that is pure, Darker than black,Yet I was the only one wearing it,My vision was half,Clear and keen,Because I gave away the other half. There was a mountain,HeightsContinueContinue reading “The Cry of the Sun”