footsteps patter on the linoleum,
echoes which are quite loathsome
to mothers.
the light flickers yellow,
a house sculpted by Donatello
that lacks the warmth of his work.
chimney...
I feel alone.
Surrounded by friends who love me
With a passion that glows
As bright as his forest green eyes
When his face lights up in laughter.
Yet I can’t help but...
Gone is the breath
that once filled my lungs.
Gone is the pain
that once filled this cavity in my soul
Bright lights filling my mind
cease to light the way
Fiery blood once...
Hannah Burton, Literary Magazine Art Editor
• April 7, 2014
I had that dream again,
where I wake up in the ocean, and the loneliness engulfs me,
as I helplessly scream at an empty sky.
I woke up in a room,
Full of unfamiliar faces,
Of people I'm suppose...
These past few months, I’ve been impatiently counting down the days I have left in this school. With each passing day, I grow more tired of the monotonous drone of classes;...