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The Mosquito by Laura Colaneri I know, the second the sound evades capture by my Venus flytrap ears, I am lost. We were looking for a defining moment: this is it! A day, concrete, when adulthood will have snatched me away completely. Suddenly, the annoying, impossibly high-pitched frequency has almost become clear to me. Unsympathetic scream, worthy of a horror film, you are one more secret adulthood is itching to deprive me of. Imagine: a sound only kids can hear! Like the ringing of the silver sleigh bells of Santa Claus. Imagine: A thousand tiny fragment frequencies floating through the air that escape us and keep traveling, carrying their mysterious messages to some forsaken childhood ear. Young Writers | 11
Young Writers | 12 Ode To A Used Condom by Julia Conrad Brave warrior What difficult journey has brought you to this sidewalk slate? Triumphant, and happily exhausted Your job Done nobly at last After unknown time waiting Seemingly endless time Deep inside pockets, Boxes, Wallets Was the wait worth it, condom? The calm satisfaction of a job well done The knowledge of having saved at least two From the woes of a dreaded STD Why do people blanche At your worn and tired body? You are a proud veteran, Exhausted like a bumblebee after a sting Never to be used again, but glorious in memory Even the sound of your name Condom Causes such shifts in seats With eyebrows raised. Happy latex slave Who left you in this oblivion? Naked, crumpled, cold Your pride apparent Little Trojan For certainly If others could introduce Such care and attention To duty Love and labor Would become one.
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