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NAUGHTY PUP
DOUBTLESS
by Julia Young
I used to be afraid of the dark, because I thought
the monsters would get me, and they did eventually. It came to me first in a nightmare, then it became not something of fear, but something of strength. It was with me, always with me, whether I was awake, dreaming, or within my own mind. It crept through my thoughts, preyed on my worst fears, and yet somehow it was familiar. It snuck up on me, but before long, it became a friend, not a foe. I became friends with the monster inside of me and it re- vealed my weaknesses. Though it scared me before, it couldn’t hold its grip over my mind. I broke away from its grip and brought it into my submission. It would escape only to be brought back down to its knees. It was now under my control and it wouldn’t rule me. Never again would I let it be powerful and controlling. It hurt me, broke me down, crushed my hopes. It would stop me from what I wanted. It trod on my aspirations and dreams. I fought it for control. That is, I used to. The monster was me. I stopped myself. I won. Doubtless.
MY FAIRYTALE
by Marley Claeys
What’s the first lie you were told?
Was it that things would make sense when you’re old?
Or maybe it was that Santa came once a year
For me I remember quite clear,
The words “happily ever after”
Read to my ears
I watched little girls come to sit on a throne
And I thought I’d be like them once I’d finally grown I watched mermaids grow legs
And wood turn to man
And I thought if they could then maybe I can
I spent my whole life chasing after this dream,
Like the magic they had ran through my bloodstream
But reality hits in the darkness of night,
When my thoughts overwhelm and consume all the light
Because all of my castles crumbled into the sand And I’m not the fairest one in the land
There was no perfect kiss that turned beast into man I think my fairy godmother saw the shadows and ran
by Sara Geesling
I BELIEVE
by Kloe Bickel
I believe that loneliness is essential
I believe that music is what drives all movement
I believe that yellow is too harsh of a color
I believe that arguments are when we shed the most skin
I believe that cottage cheese is the worst of all dairy products
I believe that suffocating is a truly beautiful way to die
I believe that the worst feeling is paranoia
I believe in a higher power
I believe that men under 30 with man buns are sim- ply superior
I believe that handwriting is an extension of our souls I believe that pancakes are better than waffles
I believe that the purest form of love in kissing some- one’s open palm
I believe in ice cream cones
I believe that my middle name dose not suit me
I believe that we are all on this planet for some sort of purpose
I believe in pink sunrises spent with pretty girls
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