Poem by Lizzy Arena

She was a volleyball player, said the volleyball in the corner

in her very organized bedroom;

and a girl who loves the color purple, says the purple walls

that seem to be recently painted

a teenager who loves music, said the headphones in a clutter

on top of her pillow.

She was a short girl, said the height markings

lined along the side of the door

obsessed with her phone, said the constant buzzing

from her phone charging on her bedside table

someone who is unique, said all the decor on her walls

that she had made;

and not just an average girl