Page 38 - Images Literary Magazine 2016 - 2017.pdf

F r e e d o m F r e e d o m

Freedom is robin egg blue, cracking in t he soft Freedom is Bright Caribbean Green.
morning sunlight .
Walking out of confinement , t aking in t he fresh
Bright , vibrant flowers sprout ing t hrough t he breeze
ground, aft er a long, bland wint er
Sprint ing int o t he ocean, aft er lying in t he
Wind flowing t hrough t he light blue sky, scorching sun
unlimit ed t o what direct ion it t ravels Adrenaline flowing t hrough every single vein

Salt wat er breeze on a blazing July summer Opening up concealed feelings t o someone
F r e e d o m
day significant
Freedom is deep sky blue.
Laught er of friends at a wild and enjoyable Singing uplift ing music in t he car, wit h t he
Fresh air, when st epping out side on a cool part y windows rolled down
aut umn day Showing off t alent s in front of a big crowd
Never ending calm, before t he st orm
Fresh, warm, homemade cupcakes filling Freedom is wat ching a colored t elevision for t he
Freedom is t he flut t er of a bird's wings, as it is
pat ient st omachs first t ime.
soaring.
Loved ones st epping out , wit h open arms t o
OP P R E S S I ON F r e e d o m
greet guest s Op p r e s s i o n
Oppression is old, burgundy scars, left on t he Freedom is robin egg blue.
Fireworks splashing colors, int o t he dark Oppression is Bat t leship Grey.
broken body. Agile birds soaring t hrough t he spring breeze
night sky Rot t ing food inside a concealed environment
Musky, rust ed met al chains, beat en up Overcoming difficult t imes, result ing in peace and
Delight ful children, cheering and running in
Being t aken down by a colossal wave in t he t ranquilit y
t he dist ance Sorrowful frowns, dawning t he faces of t he ocean
imprisoned Powdery sand sift ing bet ween warm t oes
Joyous feelings of seeing a friend succeed Drowning in silence t hat t hought s overpower
Never ending hurricane t hat rips apart all t hat Must angs galloping, wild and free
Freedom is t he rising sun, daring t o go up Spending t ime in a school lock-down, wit hout
was once known Willow t rees swaying in t he whist ling wind
against t he dark night . being able t o move
Cries for help, followed by deat hly silences Breat hing in t he fresh air
Oblit erat ion aft er an eart hquake
Being st ripped complet ely of individual Freedom is t he St at ue of Libert y, st anding t all.
Op p r e s s i o n Oppression is put t ing t he weight of t he world
ident it y on a marshmallow.
Oppression is rust ed red.
Oppression is t he suffocat ing feeling of By Sophia Delgado and Kayla Fox, Grade 8 Op p r e s s i o n
Feelings of hunger and chills running up and drowning.
Oppression is sepia brown.
down a spine
By Sara Corsi, Olivia Vallo, Bryn Afflitto, Grade 8
Screaming in t he dist ance, while gunshot s are People held back, unable t o achieve goals
heard Rust ed chains, eroding away at t he skin

Sour, unsavory, smog it ching noses Bit t er t ast es, surrounding t he palat e
Anguished screams, silenced by supremacy
Hushed children in fear for t heir lives
Soiled hands becoming soiled souls
Murky, brown wat er seeping down t he
st ream Paralyzed by depressed, glaring eyes

Choices, bet ween st arvat ion and moldy bread Oppression is prey t o t he predat or.
Oppression is a locked cage, slowly dipping By Caeley Philhower and Allison Levenduski,
deeper int o t he wat er. Grade 8

By Juliana Guerra, Ashley Livingstone, Gillian
Schiffer, Grade 8