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@DestSalem | #DestSalem | #SalemMA 73WEDDINGS & SPECIAL EVENTS141 Jenni Stuart Custom Goldsmith24 Front Street | 978-594-2460Engagement & wedding rings, made in the heart of Salem. See our workshop, meet our designers & jewelers, and explore our collection! Our specialty is bespoke custom design, ethical sourcing, and unique focal stones.JenniStuart.com74 Salem Trolley8 Central Street | 978-744-5469Transportation aboard one of our replica turn-of-the-century trolleys for weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs, birthday parties, parades, family reunions, proms, and school events to make your event memorable, safe, and stress free. SalemTrolley.com TRANSPORTATIONJEWELERSLIANA GALVAN is a sophomore at Salem High School. She has written extensive works of fi ction inspired by the media she sees, along with original songs, poetry, and recently, plays. She hopes to use her newfound platform to uplift the community and share the art form of poetry with the future leaders of Salem. (Hallelujah!)This is an excerpt. Read the full poem at Salem.org/Youth-PoetListenHow many from the outside?How many born within?Would we all have been same if we lived somewhere elseIn a place with no kind thought, no thought about beingWelcoming, inviting, inclining any ear to listen?Just trying to fi nd some words that remind us aboutA little city that%u2019s been through a lot%u2026And yet today diversity remains broad in this city,a trait citizens can proudly state here in the StatesHere you can open up your minds, in doing so be free from hate:%u2018How can we learn if not from the others around us?%u2019%u2026In hearing all the words,We have made the changesWe have cast away the dark, we walk together towards triumphFrom the rancidity of ignorance: we have opened our eyesAnd we realizeThat this year brings us more timeTo join together%u2014in reality there%u2019s no perfect city here on earthBut I don%u2019t say that to let us downBecause in this former town we have a power:Simple giftsHere, you can talk all you wantSomeone%u2019s bound to listenWRITTEN BY LIANA GALVANPhoto: Salapek Photography