Friday, October 31, 2014

A Poem For the Hopeless Romantics Like Me by Leah Gutman


When I’m around you, I get the
most inexplicable feeling,
It’s almost endearing,
But it’s more than that, and I don’t know in which direction it’s steering.

But I can tell you what I can explain, in the best way I can:

You are a miracle,
With a picture perfect personality,
That can go high and low,

And I can’t believe that if sand were to go upwards,
Or hands to go backwards,
You wouldn’t be here with me anymore,
And we’d both be waiting for a future, with more in store.

When our hands grab for each other,
I feel as if the lines and creases of my palms are suddenly filled with cement,
Because your aura makes me want to stay grounded with you and stay in one place,
No matter how many drills or bulldozers try to break their embrace.

I want to stay grounded to you,
And watch the sky change from sparkles to warm colors,
That caress my body, and fill my soul with warmth.

To me, you’re the smell of hand sanitizer on my hands after lunch,
When I’m in class holding my head daydreaming,
Because you are clean, caring,
And no matter what your smell is always under my nose, and sticks to my mind,
Never to get out.

And thank you for the stupid faces you make when you want to cheer me up,
When my eyes are leaky faucets,
You somehow always manage to be the plumber,
Because when my faucets go
drip, drip, drip,
You listen to every problem,
And screw the bolts that need to be to keep me sane.

Maybe, I know how to describe this feeling.
Maybe, just maybe, this is finally budding love,
And I know this tree may just be cut down, and turn into paper one day for all to see,
But I’d rather try, and try,

And maybe this tree will grow old with cherry blossoms, and grow all the way to the sky.

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

What do you think of life?

By: Shaira betita
Life is not to steal another
person's life,
Life is is not to envy another's
person's strife,
Life is not making money,
Life is not being horny,
Life is not making lies,
Life is not pain,
Life is not being cain,
Life is not about deceiving,
Life is not about receiving,
Life can be surprising,
Life can be boring,
Life can be relieving,
Life can be stressing,
Life can be giving,
Life can be loving,
Life is not planned,
life can be sad,
life can be bad,
life can lose a dad,
but life is not to brag,
under a grave had dug,
life can decide,
life can console,
life is to decide,
fate or destiny,
life can control,
Big, You ask? You are tiny,
compared to life,
but life can call,
balance is life,
life is for balance,
after all...
life can control,
Big, You ask? You are tiny,
compared to life,
but life can call,
balance is life,
life is for balance,
once and for all....
life can naturally control,
me, them, they, us, and you,
life can control...
but life can also console,
every breathe,
morning or dawn,
or by name of shawn,
Life can lead,
Life can mislead,
depends on you,
depends on who?,
life depends on you,
make fortunes,
make misfortunes,
you are just a fabric,
IN A LABYRINTH,
life made everything,
depends on a thing,
to choose,
better or worse,
life can lead,
life can mislead,
but life despise wishes,
life be rather giving fishes,
greed, lust, and seed,
life does not pay heed,
power, revolt, godlike,
life sees you nothing,
life gives what you need,
life still sees you childish,
life lets you earn strife,
life is not a knife,
life is random,
life is home,
life you enjoy,
for better or worse,
life is to persuade,
feelings of kindness,
feelings of gratitude,
feelings of goodness,
life balances all,
life can call,
life can control,
after all,
life is the wisest,
amongst all,
but we call to life?
Because we choose fun
After all…
There is no end to life,
Life is always continuous,

After all...
It was mid October when Mark wanted to ask the dreadful question of Bella accompanying him to the fall dance. Marc had a hair-raising feeling but the brave young man continued because of his highly determine mindset. He relentlessly asked Bella to go on a walk by the town Lake. Prior encounters lead Bella to believe that Marc was interested in her so she knew where the conversation was going. That night the lake had a bone chilling effect that hunted the two for the duration of their late night stroll. As the two walked along the lake a petrifying Howl startled them. The clamor cause the wandering to to quickly turn around and the shadow rapidly moved into the bushes. Both of their bodies pumping with adrenaline they knew they weren't alone. From the Bush sprinted a colossal beast standing 15 feet tall with a face ugly enough to upset the stomach. Having fangs as sharp as daggers with foam that builds up along the corners of its mouth, the creature let out a loud screeching noise that could be heard from miles away. Marc and Bella began to scurry towards the car as the her horrendous  creature followed. Trembling in terror Marc drop the keys accidentally. Bella as horrified as ever turned around to distinguish the distance between her and the demon wasn't the best idea she ever had. Slowing down to turn, the monster picked her up digging his talents into her fragile body lead to the awakening of Bella in cold sweats!

Thursday, September 18, 2014


Welcome back to the 2014/2015 school year. I hope to see ample posts from my students this year. Remember, you can receive extra credit for writings, drawings/paintings, photography, etc., or for comments on the work of others.

I will start us off with a poem I wrote when I was in high school. Enjoy!

Individuality
Underneath our skin
lies our own distinction, our own personality
here our own uniqueness lies
only for us to see, and it’s up to us to
show the world who we are.
Inside our hearts lies our need to love
And be loved, a place for others to give
compassion and love.
Our eyes hold our view of the world
our perception, our possession
where our passions lie:
Individuality.
In our minds lies our strength to decide
our ability to choose
It is from here that we accomplish
our legacy
follow our fate
and make our name.

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Take Me Back
By Yasemin Khakian
I miss when I was young back in the day,
My mom would tuck me in and make me sleep,
I wish that I could go outside and play,
Lying in bed I used to count the sheep.
I need to go back and relive in my life,
The people used to always be so nice,
I wasn’t even able to use a knife,
I want to play again with my pet mice.
I want to be a little kid again,
No school, no work, just playing everyday,
High school should have never even began,
No one bothered me and got in my way.
Please take me back to when I had no stress,
Ever since then my life is a huge mess.

Education’s Fall from Grace
Sierra Estes
Pens and pencils scribble, words start to flow
Creativity shunned, just memorize
As test grades plummet, anxieties grow
Tired cramping hands and weary squinted eyes
The stress keeps expanding and fuels fresh tears
Stuck in this building we waste all our time
Our countdown continues, just two more years
How’s this torture of young minds not a crime?
We are forced each day to learn by the book
So much is expected from lives so new
Our needs should not be something to overlook
Are top-notch scores all that matter to you?
I say this in regard to all the schools
It must be time for a change in the rules

Friday, April 4, 2014

Olivia H.
Confused
She hides away from the rest of the world
The tears of shame streaming down her face
Her scroll of secrets has now been unfurled
Her dark emotions cannot go to waste

She questions love, for it does not seem real
Her heart has been mangled into a knot
Those blue irises are a shade of teal
She clearly remembers how he forgot

A roller coaster is what she is on
Twisting and turning until she feels ill
She stays in the dark until the bright dawn
Even though she is strong, the tears fall still

There are red rims burned around her blue orbs
They house the secrets that they have absorbed