“Fading” by Colt Kreeger

This city of oil:
Boom birthed bustling boroughs here.
Now houses rot silently

somber like tombstones
memorializing lifeless dreams.

This oil town knows,
Boom begets bust.
Like Ame

A Sunday Morning in the Mountains

You can’t remember the last time

there wasn’t snow. 

Is it actually fall?

The TV is playing cartoons

The smell of coffee 

You can hear your daughter 

playing in her roo

Home welcomes me every evening with eyes wide and glowing with happy light.   Home’s smile is wide – inviting me into the familiar sights, smells, and sounds. Once inside, her hug is warm and comforting, I feel

Flesh and Blood (But Mostly Blood)

Blood is a part of my life. Not because I’m injured frequently, but because I was born with a condition. A condition that about half of the population shares. I was born with

Dear Mr. Vasquez,

I was always one to say what’s on my mind. In fact, I might have said more than I was supposed to. Always scolded by my mother, “No andes diciendo todo, aprende a tener filtro mija por fav

To the faded red button-up coated in white hibiscus flowers:

I saw you idly sitting on a shelf, some guy in a polo giving you a second glance. I watched, desperately hoping he’d walk away. When he did, I tried t

Falling in love

Have you ever fallen in love? I mean really truly fell in love. Well, I have, at least I got as close as I could. I fell in love with dance. For as long as I can remember the feeling of throwing

Cassette tape

Will you be the harmony to my melody and finish this duet?

-NRV

Cassette tapes; walkmans; stereos; cd players. Chocolate; flowers; poetry; love.

They’re nothing but lost things, waiting to

An Egalitarian Society

Throughout history, and the present time, men have been considered as the superior gender. The ones that conquered lands and ruled empires. Women weren’t allowed to do any of those t

Feel the flow

Have you ever wondered why we’re here? why we exist? I often find myself thinking about this, but I can never come up with the right answer. Life is too complex and difficult to understand. Like

I sat there, my back hunched, and my glasses reflecting the light that was coming from the monitor in the dark room.The pc was on and was starting to heat up. I could spend hours like this and not worry about

Hands are funky little things. Doing something as simple as grabbing my phone, brushing my hair, even typing this up right now, makes me realize how amazing they really are, for allowing us to do so much. Life

One big impact in my life was my brother leaving home. It was simple, he no longer liked school. It all started when he stayed out late at the age of 16. He began to date girls, and he wanted to be older. He told

Hi, New Family

We sit at the table conversing while eating a meal we were invited to. Talking and having fun. Soon I hear my biological aunt say we’re “adopting” a new family. She says she was joking,

We celebrate Global Diginity Day by giving to charities an helping people as much as we can. Some of the thing can be helping your maid an rrespecting her in the school. We saw several presentations on the stage

I will celebrate Global Dignity Day by showing respect to everyone. Helping each other and treating everyone equally. Not teasing anyone. Making new friends. Turning my enemies in friends.