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I Protected
I protect
My owner suits up for battle
I protect
He mounts his horse
I protect
We ride together into battle
I protect
We work in perfect unison
I protect
Many men have been slain by our hand
I protect
I feel a sharp pain at my back
I have failed
We fall off of our horse
I have failed
My owner draws his final breath
I have failed
My owner lies lifeless on the ground with me I have failed
RJ Schuette 19
Industrial Giants
I hear the misery that rang so long ago.
I feel the pain of my brothers before.
Our industry replacing dungeons down below. Paper obituaries replacing forgotten lore.
I see now the smokestacks in the sky
Are the dragons the kingdom once feared. This steel trap coffin where I lie
Makes the end seem sooner than appeared.
Steel and smoke, the nails to my cross.
Time moves forward, as we step back.
Trying to find other sheep who are lost. Always fearing the fire-breathing smokestacks.
Tabitha Fritch '20
People in the Paintings
Whisper to me your secrets, people in the paintings. How does your beauty never fade?
Time passes for me, but the clock stopped for you. Is that why you smile, people in the paintings?
Is that why I can hear you laugh?
My beauty is not preserved in ink and oil. Women must be thinner and darker
Men must be bulkier and broader
With every passing day.
But you need not worry.
Your skin is pale, your rolls do show,
You lie naked with no shame.
Is that why you smile, people in the paintings?
Tabitha Fritch '20
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