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The Words<br />
Mikyla Trull '21<br />
The night was scary and loud<br />
A bunch of blurry faces in a crowd<br />
But I thought that you would be proud<br />
And even though you vowed<br />
I was still not allowed<br />
Names being thrown like a paper ball<br />
Then I keep trying to sprawl<br />
Onto my side and into the wall<br />
Even though you try to stall<br />
I still try to crawl<br />
Wanting to be a chameleon, blend into the<br />
background<br />
Instead I was in a pound<br />
As I was on the battleground<br />
And then I drowned<br />
With no sound<br />
Even with all my doubt<br />
I still hope you will not come about<br />
But you start to shout<br />
The argument being just like a roundabout<br />
But this was real life, no way out<br />
Nowhere to hide, trying to go into the darkness<br />
And you are being heartless<br />
As I am like a rotting carcass<br />
I have on a harness<br />
To protect me from you and your harshness<br />
Nothing works, hurts so bad<br />
But the fact that you are my dad<br />
And you threw away everything we had<br />
It's like I needed a shoulder pad<br />
To try and get through this, my dear old lad<br />
The pain was unbearable, but you said the words<br />
anyway<br />
You tried to take away my birthday<br />
Trying to make me obey<br />
But here I lay to pray<br />
Trying not to think about yesterday<br />
It hurt me too, no one cares or sees<br />
I'm like a leaf in the breeze<br />
Me screaming “please”<br />
And you keep trying to squeeze<br />
While my heart is starting to freeze<br />
I'm still there, everyone wants me to talk<br />
And I'm just trying to walk<br />
It will be just like a cakewalk<br />
Even though you still sit there and stalk<br />
I will just gawk<br />
I won't say a word, I never will<br />
It is like a professional skill<br />
Even if you try to drill<br />
I will never get a chill<br />
And I will never spill<br />
Marissa Cantu '23<br />
Selfless<br />
Michaela Clements '24<br />
What is the opposite of selfishness?<br />
Maybe it's someone who will share when you are<br />
there.<br />
Someone with snacks and you say "please"<br />
They say, "You're my friend, so, yes, indeed.”<br />
What is the opposite of loss?<br />
Maybe it's when you're feeling down, so they give<br />
you a little toss.<br />
When your friend asks if you want a hug<br />
You just give them a little shrug.<br />
What is the opposite of awful?<br />
Maybe it’s when you start to feel joyful.<br />
You start to feel happy<br />
After you had gotten a little snappy.<br />
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