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By Aan Sehgal, Grade 10 We are losing what we should saveWe all need it but we don’t careIt will slip away from our grasp We are 8,But not just 8Rather, 8 billion We are killingNot murderingBut losing Our Sun is fadingNot many years leftThe yellow, fading away We are hurtingNot othersBut ourselves We areContinueContinue reading “Death”

by Anonymous The surface of the pool glittered like broken glass. I could see the sun setting behind a canopy of palms that sheltered the villa from the outside world. Without my glasses on, the yellow rays melted and distorted the leaves, with the green and yellows combining to form a scrambled mosaic. As IContinueContinue reading “The Dinner Party”

By Georgia Trites, Grade 9 As soon as my eyes opened and took in a room I didn’t recognize, I knew there was something very wrong. The trees outside, barely visible through a window set high on a wall, reminded me of my mother. Winter’s chill had robbed them of their leaves, and now theirContinueContinue reading “A Slow, Painful Death”

By Tamia Ruiz Stannah, Grade 9 Rinnggggg sounds the school bell. I pack up my books and get up, slinging my bag over one shoulder. Everyone was shoving and pushing to get out for the weekend. I am surrounded by a frenzy of arms and angry students throwing profanity at others. I get lost inContinueContinue reading “Titleless”

By Gace Young, Grade 11 Theodore was an adventurous possum who loved exploring into the unknown and discovering what hidden treasures laid behind the borders of the village. Some possums called him crazy, others avoided him in fear of coming in contact with his insanity. Why would any creature dare leave the safety of theContinueContinue reading “The Chosen Possum”

By Kay Aluvanze, Grade 11 I open my eyes and I’m completely engulfed by darkness. An ominous silence hovers, like a consecrated urn. The only thing I could recall was taking a nap. Maybe I overslept. Yeah, sounds like something I would do. I arise from the worn-out mattress and reach for the light switchContinueContinue reading “The Never-Ending Nightmare”

By Mandisa Mathew, Grade 10 “Hey, do you remember our prom last night?” As the question left my mouth, a grin took over my face. The others soon followed suit. “It was the best night of my life,” Jack said, as I turned my head to face him. Claire chuckled, “That’s only because Darcy-Lynn wentContinueContinue reading “The Yellow Room”

By Anonymous The sun is full of blood,At war, above love and lust,He who plays must battle bloodIn these mad symphonies is rust.

By Anonymous Ageing.The act of growing old.Many look to it as a bad signThat the world Is slipping from their very hands,That they have no control left in this world,And all is ending in front of their eyes. Although many think otherwise.Many think it as a blessing,For it is only those who aren’t so fortunate,ThatContinueContinue reading “Ageing”

By Sharmila Bommadevara, Grade 10 Striding across the narrow, dark passageway filled with rats and humans, no one gives me a second look, nor I them. My muted black cloak floats shapelessly with me, the hood pulled across the face-framing tresses soothes my forehead, my eyelashes brush against the dense material. I’m completely concealed, aContinueContinue reading “Titleless”