I’ve never been much of a patriot; or particularly nationalistic for that matter. My hand…

she floats in a stagnant river of gasoline the holy hour trains less frequent breaths…

everything is slow tiptoeing around myself (the tea steeps the dog sighs the floor groans…

girls don’t have iron in their veins iron rusts with change we do not girls…

I looked upon his glass blue eyes, looking for a reason to stay, He held…

I desired the affection you were unable to supply, I searched for the acceptance you…

There’s always a pause right before someone says my name. I close my eyes, breathing…

they’ve taken her back shut her up in their vaults again the jewel that troy…

Mindfulness The past. The present The future. Everyone says be mindful To live in the…

Ridge 9th grader Michelle Li won the New Jersey Junior Classical League Convention’s Poetry contest…