Haywire Issue 4 Fall 2014

UNTITLED
Paula Boecker, 12a
You and me, we match
Like a pair of diff’rent socks,
Totally perfect.
THE PLATYPUS
Shawn Schneidereit, 11d
Fuzzy fishy bear
Cute Australian mammal
Lovable meat-brick
HAYWIRE Issue 4 Fall 2014
UNTITLED
Malaya Takeda, 12th grade
OF DOGS AND MEMORIES
Libby Evans, 10b
You didn’t make me a puppy, love,
I was a monster at your door,
You let me in no push or shove,
You groomed and pet me more,
You trained me to sit at your feet,
Cared for me like no other,
And showed me who I could be,
Kisses, one after another,
I found my humanity or lack thereof,
I was an instrument in your concert,
But that doesn’t make me a puppy love,
It makes me a loyal monster.
In clouded memory.
An excited canine,
His soaking wet body
And a tail like windshield wipers.
Shaking himself,
Being a sprinkler,
Loose skin flopping around,
Finally passing out on the lawn.
Curled up,
Suddenly unmotivated.
Hopeless eyes
And a tail of lead.
A bed left empty,
A bark uncalled,
A mailman un-chased
And teeth unbared.
These are memories.
But he’s not coming back.
Art by Olivia Albrecht,
12d
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