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I hateCatherine PastrickSundays filled with hours of completeAnd endlessBoredomPhone calls that consistOf the numerous ringsEnded with the voiceOf an answering machineI hate fishMustardSpicy foodsThe feeling after Iʼve eatenAnd the feeling when I havenʼt eatenI hate the feeling of guiltWhen Iʼve done nothing wrongWhen I donʼt feel contentWhen nothing is going rightWhen no one understandsExcept for one personBut itʼs impossible to communicateWith my best friendI hate mushy applesAnd the feeling of being lateAnd unpreparedGetting a bad gradeOn a paper that I spent hours onOr working on an assignmentWith no deadlineI hate changeAny type, I hate itI despise itA messy room or carOr when Iʼm unorganizedI hate the unknownAnd the truthEven when it hurts so badlyI hate losing peopleAnd feeling aloneI hateWhen the phone ringsBut itʼs not who I want it to beI hate jealousyAnd feeling tiredI hate driving behind slow peopleAnd walking behind slow walkersI hate teenagers without moralsAnd the ones who will just give it upI hate people who make up rumorsAnd who are fakeBut what I hate mostIs that everything that I claim to hateAre constant pieces of my lifeWhether I like it or notThere will always be some thingsThat I absolutely loveAnd then someThat I absolutely hateAnd I must learnTo live with itA Picture of JulieChristian CraigThe lens cannot see the greeting card portrait sunThat paints a vanilla haze over her faceAnd she chooses not to lookUnder locks of chocolate hair combed by a day of sea breezeSheʼs so deeply lost in thought thatNot even Godʼs orange sun can seem to distract herShe sees no reason to turn her mindFrom a van crowded with screaming laughterFrom hours of waves that rolled likeWind-blown bed sheets hanging from a clotheslineFrom conversation spoken over fashion magazines warmer thanThe summer glow that blankets her winter skinFrom the child inside her that willDistort her content smile in NovemberInto a bright-eyed joyPortrait of Dara CardwellMegan Sandbergafterglow 27