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Winter2013

The Jamesville-Dewitt High School Magazine for Literature and Art

RAMB

U N CT

I O U S



A LETTER FROM THE EDITORS

Dear Jamesville-DeWitt High School

The Rambunctious staff is thrilled to present you with the 2012-2013 winter edition of the Rambunctious liter-

ary magazine We have included art poetry and prose from our very own students here at J-D High School

A special thanks to our staff members for organizing submissions and editing the hard work really paid off

Also a special thanks to the Art and English departments for helping to promote submissions Thank you to

Mr Phillips who has been a great club advisor and is full of good ideas Finally thank you to our contribu-

tors and readers without you this magazine would not have been possible

We hope you enjoy the magazine and amazing talent we have here at J-D

Editors-in-Chief

Mopati Kuswani

Kyrin Pollock

Staff Members

Dori Bergman

Jane Brown

Liz Burnam

Erin Jorgensen

Zach Leibmann

Mikayla Mizruchi

The Rambunctious Staff

1



TABLE OF CONTENTS

TitleBeneath Shimmering Sparkles

Snow

My First Cross Country Race

Nostalgic Nostrils

Love is Special

With Age Comes Dissapointment

Untitled

Life on the CourtUntitled

Halloween Night

If These Walls Lived

Could I be Your Change

An Arrow

A Love for a Girl

Untitled

One Small Seed

My Tear For Her My Passion For Him

Russian Roulette

Home

Untitled

Author Leah Ifraim

Cayla Dedrick

Ashley Lawlesss

Laura Wengert

Ebere Joseph

Junghye Kim

Breanne Issacs

Laura WildridgeJack Martin

Tangela Hightower

Tangela Hightower

Bella Alibrandi

Cayla Dedrick

Harrison Franklin

Patrece Martin

Celeste Torres

Bella Alibrandi

Leah Ifraim

Dori Bergman

Christy Le

Page3

3

4

6

7

7

9

1314

16

16

17

18

21

22

23

24

28

29

30

Cover Artwork Claudia Lee- ldquoWinterscaperdquo

2



Snow

Cayla Dedrick

There is something so eeting

About the delicate grass dusted with snow

It is so easy to taint the innocence

Stomping dirt into the pure white like snow

When you smile your eyes always sparkle

Much like the sunlight dancing on snow

Therersquos something I havenrsquot seen in a while

It melts away faster than the snow

Itrsquos been a few years now

Since I could play in the snow

Beneath Shimmering Sparkles

Leah Ifraim

Crystals hover down

Captivating an entire townEach speck descending

Snowakes and icicles blending

Plastering beds of owers

Frozen encounters

Coating rooftops of cars

Hugged inside avalanches of scarves

Stars

Light up the midnight sky

Like Christmas lights that shine like reies

Twinkling gold and bold

A reminder of all the winter memories

Made and to be made

Throughout this year

And into the next

Soft shimmers

Glistening skies

The crescent pops out whispering hello

A city blanketed in snow

Allison Emmel- ldquoEllierdquo

3




Ashley Lawless

ldquoOkay girls You should get to the start-

ing line The race starts in ve minutesrdquo My

coach said She was so excited If only I could

be as calm as she was It was only a mile and a

half It was my rst cross-country race at Bald-winsville I want to get under 13 minutes since

I have never gotten a time that good in practice

Will I get under 13 minutes Am I that good

of a runner It was September 24 which is my

birthday

I got to the starting line with all of my

teammates We did drills and each time a min-

ute passed I got more and more nervous I was

terried I had butteries in my stomach my

knees were shaking and I was breathing hard

I just wanted to be home Right when I was

starting to calm my nerves the referee came

He was a tall guy with blue clothing on He

was putting his earplugs in He had a gun in one

hand and a neon orange ag in the other I was

getting waves of nausea

ldquoOkay ladies I am going to explain

the rules once so listen up I am going to blow

my whistle and then say runners to your markThen I will have my gun and ag straight out

and I will say get set Lastly I will raise the gun

and ag above my head and then I will pull

the trigger Good luck and have a good racerdquo I

heard the whistle which sounded like nails on a

chalkboard

ldquoRunners to your markrdquo his arms went

out with his gun and ag in both of his hands

ldquoGet setrdquo his arms went over his head BOOM

The gun went off and smoke was right above

me I took off like lightning I was sprinting

There were girls around me breathing heavily

I was close to entering the woods People were

cheering me on and coaches were yelling at

their athletes to beat the person in front of them

I looked to my right and saw my mom and dad

yelling at me to run fast My nerves were slow-

ly starting to fade I was telling myself to keepgoing and to push myself I was happy running

I kept repeating in my head that I was going

to do well and that I was going to get a time I

was proud of As I was entering the woods I

dropped to a slower pace so I wouldnrsquot burn

off all of my energy The whole time I was

in the woods I heard nothing but silence All

you could hear were the leaves rustling in the

wind and the shoes hitting the ground Each

time I took a step leaves were crunching and

so were the branches underneath them Every-

body around me including myself was sliding

in the mud The ground was covered in mud

and it was wet from the rain this morning The

trees had small dots of rainwater on each leaf I

heard people screaming Was I at the mile mark

already

ldquo822rdquo a person timing the peoplersquos

miles said I was so excited I am almost doneI looked in front of me and I saw ldquo The Wallrdquo

Itrsquos a huge hill that is straight up As I was run-

ning up I could taste the salt on my lips from

the sweat I was telling myself with each step

up the hill that I was one step closer to being

done I was more determined now to get under

13 minutes I felt good running The encourage-

ment from everyone around me made me want

to keep running I was running harder now

since I only had a half a mile left to go I round-

ed a corner and saw my coach standing there

ldquoKick it Ashley The nish line is right

thererdquo

I was now in a full out sprint My legs

were going extremely fast

ldquo1227 1228 1229helliprdquo a person timing

was screaming I was panting as I crossed the

nish lineldquo1230rdquo

As I nished I received a ribbon I was

so happy I nished my rst cross-country race

All my teammates were high-ving me and

congratulating me My family came over and

told me that I did an awesome job

ldquoLetrsquos sing Happy Birthday To Ashleyrdquo

one of my friends said I was so happy My

whole team was singing to me I could not have

been any happier This was the perfect start to

my thirteenth birthday

Maddie Vanheusen- ldquoUntitledrdquo

4



Rachel Redmore- ldquoConverse All Starrdquo5



Nostalgic Nostrils

Laura Wengert

I donrsquot have an extraordinarily keen sense of smell

But there are a few whiffs from which I can always tell

Like whatrsquos for dinner when I walk in the door The stinky stench of worms after the rain has poured

Those people who have their own distinct scent

The unwavering reminder of what Irsquove given up for lent

I like the smell of the laundry machine after itrsquos just washed some clothes

I like it when unknown wonders wander in and out of my nose

I liked the smell that mom carried after shersquod just been selling fries

But for all the good smells in life there are so many more to despise

I despise the smell of perfume that it always leaves me choking

I detest the puddle of drool Irsquoll discover when Irsquove awoken

I fear the trauma of old food that is no longer any good

But I like sitting up in a tree where I can smell the old wood

I think therersquos a weird smell hanging around a newly purchased shirt

And more weirdly than that I kind of like the smell of dirt

Smelling can be a dangerous activity

One that can easily go wild

Or it can act as serendipityAnd take you back to when you were a child

I remember my Grammy whose old sweaters will stay with me until much later

And plugging my nose when opening my grandparentrsquos basement refrigerator

I can transport myself to the parts of life where everything is well

All I need to do is nd that one perfect smell Holly Deng- ldquoBlooming Onionsrdquo

6



Love is Special

Ebere Joseph

Love is special

UndeniableCaring

Optimistic

Daring

with no boundaries

And

Who shows that kind of love

Mom and only mom

With Age Comes Disappointment

Junghye Kim

Brown cows pee chocolate milk

And monsters live under the bedAnd the tooth fairy magically sneaks under your hair

And your parents can read your mind

Yoursquore not allowed to stay up past eight thirty

Or eat the sugar packets at restaurants

Or let go of your momrsquos hand

You dream of nding the end of the rainbow

And talking to mermaids

And growing up so you can do whatever you please

But little did you know that growing up comes faster than

you wish for

And people arenrsquot as kind as you once believed

And the magic of life disappears to a gray dullness

Carly Neugbauer- ldquoEmmardquo

7



Arielle Nagar-

ldquoMomrdquo

8



Untitled

Breanne Isaacs

ldquoTouchdownrdquo the speakers blared

as Ryan Blakeson scored the 3rd touchdown of

the game The crowd grew wild once again as

the New York Giants took on the Buffalo Bills

Ryan and his teammates gathered around in a

huddle swaying back and forth preparing for

the last quarter

Ryan is a 24 year old NFL star He

has been playing football ever since he could

remember and it meant more than anything to

him The quarterback has scored more than 20

touchdowns this past season The whole team

depended on him just as he did on them Ryanstood 6rsquo1 his blonde hair owed down his

face almost covering his ocean blue eyes Not

only did he become his dream of becoming a

professional football player but he also met a

gorgeous girl 4 years back Taylor was the girl

of his dreams he treasured every moment with

her He would marry his best friend in a few

months right after his team made it to the Super

Bowl

Every day he did the same routine Hebelieved that it was a good luck charm he had

everything he ever wanted A beautiful wife-

to-be and the career that made him millions to

do what he loves In the mornings he got up at

seven and ran a mile to the eld for a four hour

practice Nights were spent with Taylor and

weekends with his family Tonight was rela-

tively different he didnrsquot take her to dinner or

a movie he just sat around His head throbbedthe lights hurt his eyes and opening them made

him feel so sick He gured if he slept every-

thing would go away Taylor kissed him ldquoI

love you superstar goodnightrdquo she said as she

tucked him into bed When Ryan awoke in the

morning the pain was worse than ever He stuck

through and got himself to the pre-game prac-

tice The eld around him seemed like war Thescreaming fans made his head kill even more

All he wanted to do was go home and sleep but

he knew his team needed him After all it was

the big game the best two teams in the NFC

As the game went on he began getting dizzy

the whole world was spinning in front of him

Coach kept yelling things like ldquoGet your head

in the gamerdquo and ldquoWhat the heckrdquo Ryan didnrsquot

answer he kept as much focus as he could on

the game Everyone could tell something waswrong his usual sprint down the eld turned

into a fast jog He kept going he needed to

be the player he and everyone else he knew he

was

Two weeks went by and his headache

hadnrsquot gone away no one knew except for

Taylor He thought telling people would make

him seem like a baby so he didnrsquot He kept

his routine the same except he didnrsquot run to

practice he drove His teammates noticed butdidnrsquot question him In the locker room they

were gearing up for practice pushing and jok-

ing as usual As Ryan put on his helmet he felt

a large bump on the back part of his head So

many things ran through his mind at that mo-

ment everything but the upcoming practice He

struggled through practice thinking about the

bump and what it could be When he got home

he showed Taylor She started to freak out andmade him go get things checked out

At the doctorrsquos ofce he waited and

waited for hours until the doctor nally called

him in He slowly sat down on the table with

Taylor right there next to him holding his hand

Many questions were asked about the pain and

the symptoms and the doctor didnrsquot seem to

have much of an idea either Doctor Zogby was

his name known to be one of the best doc-tors in the area He felt Ryanrsquos head multiple

times then sent him off to get scans He had

MRIrsquos X-rays and blood drawn but the re-

sults wouldnrsquot be back until later that day They

instructed Ryan and Taylor to go home so he

could get some rest so he did

During his dinner that consisted of hot

soup and apple juice the phone rang Taylor

answered in a cheerful voice but before long it

turned into something different You could hear

the concerns from the tone of her voice as she

hung up the phone and stared at the oor Ryan

quickly jumped up and went over to her He

held her in his arms while a few tears streamed

down her face ldquoA tumorrdquo she whispered as he

wiped the tears from her Now he began to cry

too She told him that the doctors wanted him to

go to the hospital for the best care he could get

but neither of them moved very much Theystood still in complete shock that this star quar-

terback had something so serious When they

nally arrived at the hospital an assistant nurse

brought them to this little room at the end of a

long hallway The walk seemed to take forever

for these two not knowing what other informa-

tion they might be told next When they got into

the room it was empty just a hospital bed with

a few unknown machines Ryan held his head in

his hands the pain in his head had now gone

9



through his entire body He couldnrsquot remember

the last time he had been this scared The brown

wooden door slowly swung open and two doc-

tors walked in one male and the other female

They introduced themselves as Taylorrsquos hands

started to quiver Doctor Ann stood directly

in front of Ryan holding two pieces of cream

color paper The minutes that went by seemedso long to him Finally she told him the news

ldquoRyan your scans have come back you have a

brain tumorrdquo The whole room suddenly became

quiet then she continued ldquoItrsquos small but it could

easily grow so we would like you to go for

chemotherapy as soon as possible Most people

will lose their hair and become very sick but

itrsquos all part of the road to recoveryrdquo The room

got silent Ryan looked at his hands then felt the

bump His whole career would be ushed down

the toilet ldquoIrsquom so sorry Ryanrdquo said the male

doctor Suddenly the doctorsrsquo names were called

over the loudspeaker and they exited the room

Taylor hugged Ryan tightly ldquoIrsquom gonna

love you through itrdquo she said with two small

tear droplets forming in the corner of her eye

They both cried at the thought of the future

what would happen with the wedding and

the team But most importantly they thoughtabout what would happen to him By the time

they had got themselves together two hours

had passed On the way out of the door Taylor

asked the receptionist when Ryan should return

for treatment hoping it would be soon They

would return in three days his blood count

must be good before anything can be done He

kept asking himself why why he was the one

to have cancer That night he wouldnrsquot eat he

pushed the chicken and corn back and forth on

his plate His nights turned into days he could

never sleep He watched as the clock ticked

150 am then 200 am The clock seemed as if

it wasnrsquot moving like it was dead Dead like the

way he felt after hearing the terrible news

Friday morning the day his treatments

started He awoke to the sound of his alarm

clock the same one that woke him up for foot-ball He wanted to go so bad he didnrsquot want to

be a weak man but he knew he had to do what

was best He slipped on his comfortable Under

Armour sweat pants and walked out the door

following Taylor

Morgan Guther- ldquoMy Best Friendrdquo

The sun shined through his car window

and he knew exactly why Four years ago his

dad passed away he must have been looking

down on him letting him know that everything

was going be okay Once again the car ride was

silent Ryan never talked much about his feel-

ings When they got to the hospital the waiting

room was so lled up People of all ages sat

around looking gloomy Four little kids which

the genders he couldnrsquot tell were playing with

the toys in a corner They stood out to him all

of their hair was gone but they didnrsquot seem to

mind The smiling faces of the kids lit up the

room knowing that these kids can go through

all of the pain and still have hope Seeing this

made Ryan believe in himself all until his name

got calledThe next room he was put in wasnrsquot

much better It was lled with beds chairs and

many chemotherapy bags Everyone seemed

okay but how he wondered how The lady in a

long blue coat came up to him with a few bags

and a needle so he took a seat He and Taylor

picked up a few magazines and started to read

while the medicine was inserted Hours went

by they lost track of time When the bags nal -

ly emptied they were allowed to leave Doctors

told him he would be sick after and that he

was As soon as they got on the highway he got

queasy With 5 minutes left he rolled down the

window and threw up He felt so sick not being

able to imagine feeling this way after every

chemo session When he got home he kept

getting sick his hands and arms shook non-stop

and his diet consisted of water and soup Two

days had gone by when he nally felt better sohe decided to bring himself to practice Football

was something he couldnrsquot live without At the

eld all the guys huddled around him as if he

was a newborn baby No one knew yet why he

had missed multiple practices and he wanted it

to stay that way Coach asked the team to take

a knee while Ryan explained He said ldquoOkay

guys you all know football means the world to

me but I canrsquot play for a while Last Thursday I

was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumorrdquo

10



Before he could say any more the boysrsquo helmets

hit the ground and the facial expressions turned

into shock Not only was he letting the team

down but the Giantsrsquo fans as well Ryan and the

guys huddled together one last time before he

had to go When he got home he remembered

that he would soon have to go through the same

things in another 8 days once again he askedhimself ldquoWhy merdquo

At this point his mom had just called the

house and Taylor answered She called multiple

times a day to check in on her son like any

mother should Four hours and 275 miles away

was the only distance between the two Mother

and son just like best friends every weekend

she came to check on him and the fact of him

Nicole Tanquary- ldquoSkeletonrdquo

having cancer scared her more than ever He

didnrsquot have a dad in the picture he passed away

years back from a car accident She could not

lose two loved ones they were basically the

only ones she ever had

Eight months passed 243 days and so

did 16 chemo treatments Every time he got

stronger because thatrsquos all he could be Thepain put him out of everything he couldnrsquot

help around the house or even make his own

meals He became so weak that his bones on

his feet cracked almost every time he walked

The dream life went from amazing to not very

good in a short amount of time Ryan went

from 245 pounds to 200 in just a little less than

a year And he still asked himself why All he

wanted to do was sleep and he swore if he

threw up one more time he would kill himself

But two days later he would be marrying the

girl he loved Taylor All of his best friends

and groomsmen gathered at the house to try to

prepare him for the big day Everything they

tried to do just made Ryan feel even worse it

denitely wouldnrsquot be the wedding he planned

on

His tux which was now a size too big

hung in his closet wrapped in bags Todaywas the big day a day that would change his

life once again He hated change so much he

wished things would go back to how it was

before when he was cancer free Since he and

Taylor couldnrsquot be together before the wedding

he sat with the male part of the wedding party

while she was off with the women Everyone

took a few shots but he didnrsquot He looked at

himself in the mirror his suit was baggy He

wasnrsquot happy with his appearance but the

spotlight was still on him The boys relaxed

and reminisced about old times but before

long Ryan fell asleep A few blocks away were

the girls getting ready They did each others

makeup and hair because appointments were

canceled Ryan and Taylor could never afford

everything for the wedding plus the hospital

feesAs the boys arrived at the church the

clouds started to go away The sun shined right

through the limo windows into Ryanrsquos eyes

Teardrops wanted to pour out but he was stron-

ger than that At that moment he knew who was

looking down on him his dad Ryan knew the

cancer could kill him he already felt dead The

tough football player turned into a weak man

who wanted to give up In 10 minutes he would

see the most beautiful girl become his wife

He stood with his best man at the altar

Slowly he looked up and down the crowd of

people smiling and laughing just like him For

the rst time in a while he felt alive Then the

music started playing and the doors opened

Taylor looked stunning The whole church

shifted to look at her half of them crying Ryan

walked halfway to meet her speechless he

took her hand They said their vows and Ryankissed his bride The happy couple walked hand

in hand down the aisle and then she stopped

and kissed his bald head For the rst time in a

long time he forgot about his cancer He forgot

about his pain all until the reception started

His head started to throb again and he

couldnrsquot stand up People huddled around him

as he held his head in his hands He felt warmer

than ever and his eyes were beyond bloodshot

His progress wasnrsquot getting better The people

11



Megan

Bishop-ldquoButteriesrdquo

at the party just sat there hoping for the best of

the newly married man A doctor in the room

insisted they call 911 so that they did Minutes

passed before the ambulance arrived Taylor

and Ryanrsquos mom held him stable trying to get

him to move He knew something was wrong

but he needed to be strong for not only himself

but for Taylor too Ryan wanted to give up themen carried him off on a stretcher The peo-

ple attending the wedding watched the blaring

lights go off into the distance

Inside the ambulance Taylor held his

hand He closed his eyes so confused When

the paramedic sitting in the back asked him

questions he didnrsquot respond The hope in her

voice went from positive to negative She be-

came nervous and yelled something to the driv-

er in medical language Suddenly the vehicle

started to move faster speeding down the high-

way Taylor asked ldquoWhatrsquos going onrdquo then

started to cry At that very moment the heart

monitor started to beep faster Both women

watched as the lines slowly decreased Taylor

kissed Ryan on the lips ldquoNordquo she screamed

ldquoPlease donrsquot leave me Ryan be strong open

your eyes give me a sign that yoursquore hererdquo

His heartbeat was turning into a straight line asthe ambulance pulled to a stop The line was

now gone and so was he Taylorrsquos tears poured

down her face Her husband soul mate and best

friend had gone to heaven She held him in her

arms and said ldquoYou were so strong as strong as

you could be I love you so much Superstarrdquo

12



Life on the Court

Laura Wildridge

Mind in the game

Eye on the ball

Step

Together

SMASH

TransitionJump

Block

Points rack up

Sweat drips down

Mind in the game

Soul

On the court

Samantha Williams- ldquoEmmardquo

13



Untitled

Jack Martin

I would like to say that I just woke up

That the soft light came up from the horizon

like an orange sh from the deep dark ocean

and the mufed slow steps of my grandparents

woke me from deep long sleep I had rested

and dreamed and knew that when I awoke I

would be in the world I was meant to be in

with my parents and friends and the knowledge

of war and death that a normal kid should know

But I canrsquot I open my eyes slowly and sit up

even slower Sometimes I wish I could just

sleep all day lie in my warm bed and let my

mind numb My eyes are tired and I then noticea sharp pain in the crook of my arms I looked

down to examine them and lower the clock

from my chest and immediately feel cold like

my heart stopped beating

I feel warm and as happy as I could be

here with my father together for such a short

time and then hersquoll have to go But for now

I wonrsquot think about it now theyrsquore here with

me and thatrsquos all that matters in the world Myparents try to shield me from the world they

pretend that there is no war and that we will

always be together But I know itrsquos all a lie I

live in the lie because I love the lie Mother is

in the kitchen making dinner and father and I

are in the living room with the brand new clock

that he bought my mother for her birthday Itrsquos a

beautiful clock artfully drawn numbers formed

in a circle on thick white backing as white asivory framed in a sturdy wood with swirled gr-

ain and two thin hands that ticked like a heart-

beat my heartbeat I would always remember

them through this clock

My arms are dented with angry red

lines I must have had a nightmare last night

and hugged the clock too tight I pull the old

quilt off of me and swung off the bed and onto my feet I leave my lonely bed and small

old dresser in my room Before I head down

stairs I go to the window and shove it up and

feel the cold sting of the winter morning air I

pull on the frozen clothes line until my spare

pair of socks and a sweater comes close enough

to grab The worn cotton is stiff and I hope my

body heat will warm them quickly I stood at

the top of the stairs and prepared myself for

the scene downstairs I am greeted by cough-

ing my grandfather in his normal place in the

chair farthest away from the small kitchen

window I take a seat across from him and set

the clock down in front of me I think that the

bright sunlight like todays might hurt his fragile

skin I greet him after his coughing t subsides

while he takes a sip from his mug which is

lled with mostly hot water We manage to

keep small amounts of coffee in the apartmentthat he uses very sparingly He nods which is

an improvement from yesterday when he just

made a soft noise in the back of his throat The

war infuriates him he hates being forced to live

in this old tenement I used to love my grand-

pa He always made me laugh and pretended

to pull quarters from my ears Now he mostly

just stares at a wall or naps He hasnrsquot smiled

in months I looked over to my grandmother as

she moves franticly around the kitchen opening

an empty cabinet opening the one next to it

and then opening the rst one again She has

gone mad and therersquos no hope for her She

scares me when she tries to talk to her daughter

(my dead mother) The war has affected them

so much the loss of a daughter and any chance

of a happy life I would feel sorry for them if

I had the energy Therersquos half of a loaf of stalebread on the counter She must be looking for

the jam we ran out of weeks ago As I look at

the bread I notice again how unusually bright

the sun is today Itrsquos late winter and the sun

shouldnrsquot be shining like this until a few months

from now I squint my eyes and lean forward

to better look out the window The sun seemed

to be splitting in half and then thirds and then

fourths ldquoBombsrdquo I whisper

Samantha Williams- ldquoAngelrdquo

The sun pieces drift to the ground where

they erupt My grandmother shrieks and thenfaints Her frail head smacks against the counter

14



I look at my grandpa even though he is old and

doesnrsquot care about me itrsquos amazing how I still

look to him for help And then I see something

equally as stunning as the bombs- my grand-

fatherrsquos face awakens to a look of surprise and

fear In a dull voice that sounds like a broken

whistle he says ldquoGet downrdquo Before I can even

think I dive for the hallway just as a wave of power shakes the earth The sound is like a muf-

ed thunder boom Cracks rip through the dry-

wall and the light over the kitchen table sways

I entwine myself around the clock If this is

where I die I want to die with this clock The

tempo of the clock still remains true a steady

tick tick tick that is oblivious to its surround-

ings I close my eyes and wait for death falling

deep into a rhythmic trance I wait through

more volleys of thunder akes of drywall fall

on me as the tenement is being shaken apart by

shock waves I hear the pandemonium outside

screams and buildings crashing to the ground

The end of my world and many of those like me

is happening Then something strange happens

A cold bony hand tightens around my leg My

eyes y open as my grandfather tightens his

grip on my ankle He lies on the ground with a

look of agony on his face He looks even worsethan normal if that is possible He reminds me

of a decaying corpse He opens his mouth and

breathes a phrase that is nearly inaudible ldquoWe

Have To Moverdquo He then coughs splattering

blood on the oor and in my face I stare at him

in awe How could he have hope now The

man who stares at a blank wall all day his eyes

like black holes The west side of the tenement

explodes in re My grandmotherrsquos limp body

is whipped across the room like rope Her back

is impaled with six inch splinters of wood My

eyes burn with re but seeing the will to live

in my grandfatherrsquos eyes awakens something in

me as well It reminds me of how I used to love

him He was what I aspired to be I tightened my

muscles wrapped one arm around the clock and

entwined the other in my grandfatherrsquos paperyleathery hand After I stomped out the small re

that had started on his left leg I heave his frail

body up into my arms My legs ache as I try to

pull myself and grandfather to the bathroom

rubble continues to break from the walls The

apartment is still being bended by the power of

the bombs I heave the dead weight of my grand-

father tugging it from debris Finally I reach thebathroom The sink is cracked and water ows

from the snapped pipe but over all the compact-

ed space of the bathroom is the least affected by

the bombs I drop my grandfather in the corner

hersquos unconscious or dead Shove the door shut

then climb into the cold marble bathtub and hugthe clock as tightly as I can to my chest trying tofuse it with my body The lights icker and then

die I let the booms shaking the world become

background noise allowing the ticking of theclock to ll my mind and then enter my dreams

Kateryna Lebedyeva- ldquoSunowerrdquo

15



Halloween Night

Tangela Hightower

Wind howling

Moon rising

Clouds forming

This would be the night

A dark

And stormy night

That creepy things

Hidden in shadows

Will emerge

From shaggy willows

Seeking out little kids

Dragging home pillowsFilled with treats

That the creepy monsters want to eat

Katherine Sofetti- ldquoMaskrdquo


Tangela Hightower

If walls could speak

Theyrsquod scream

Like their life depended on it

If walls could run

Theyrsquod break a world record

Faster than the fastest man ever

If walls could cry

Wersquod all live on boats

Because the earth would be ooded

If walls could dream

Theyrsquod smile in their sleep

Because of all the things theyrsquove seen

If walls could write

Wersquod run out of trees

Because there would be none left

If walls could love

Theyrsquod show us all

The meaning of that word

If walls could die

Well then I think

Wersquod all be exposed

16



Could I Be Your Change

Bella Alibrandi

I want to leave a footprintOn the world

I want to make a difference

To create change

Someday I would like to be someonersquos hero

And have them look up to me

Irsquom going to die

And when I do

I want people to remember me

And laugh at all the good times we had

The last thing I would wantIs for people to cry over my passing

They should celebrate my moving on

My next step

I wish that they will hope

Irsquom happy and no longer

Feel any pain

If you choose to cry for me

I suppose I cannot stop you

But my dear friend and loved onePlease take note

That my life was full and happy

And you will always be a part

Of my soul

Paige Fiermonte- ldquoLadyrdquo

17



An Arrow

Cayla Dedrick

It was the rst day of summer and already my

parents were shipping me off to some camp to

spend the summer An outdoors sports-y kind

of camp too Upon arriving I was admittedly

a bit impressed by the scenery Much nicer than

the camp from last summer

The place was pretty I suppose the lake

that they had here was actually larger than a

gloried pond and reected the clear blue of

the sky and luminescent little sparkles from the

sun Shadows from the trees around the camp

area dappled the ground creating a nice mix of

the shade and the sun

My parents insisted that it was betterto be outside with other children for the whole

summer rather than cooped up in my room

Personally I think they just wanted to get rid of

me so I wouldnrsquot ldquoaccidentallyrdquo blow the house

up in my boredom

It didnrsquot matter if it was nice here or not

I wouldnrsquot enjoy this I never did

The string of the bow bit rather pain-

fully into the sensitive skin of my hands as I

struggled to tug it back far enough to an arrowproperly I could feel the eyes of the other

children who were waiting for their turn at the

targets boring into my back as I fought to hold

the bow and aim

At this point it would have been great

for the arrow to hit the target or at least make it

far enough to do so but I had no such luck My

arrow skittered pitifully into the dust more than

a couple feet in front of where I was aiming

Soft snickering drifted from behind me but I

Katelyn

Killoran-

ldquoOld Red

Wagonrdquo

refrained from glaring at them like I was sotempted to It was better not to give people the

satisfaction of knowing that theyrsquod got to me

A hand rested on my shoulder startling me out

of my thoughts but I didnrsquot jump like anyone

else would instead glancing back with a mildly

annoyed look

The boy that stood behind me was older prob-

ably around fteen and smiling kindly in stark

contrast to the other kidsrsquo smirks If I hadnrsquot been

too busy brooding Irsquod probably have found him

cute with soft blonde locks and icy blue eyes that

glittered with warmth rather than malice despite

their color

ldquoNeed some helprdquo he inquired an undertone of

veiled amusement in his voice with a sidelong

glance at the bow I had still clenched at my side

Yes of course I needed help but Irsquod never admit

it

ldquoMaybe a littlerdquo I shrugged So I wouldadmit it but it wasnrsquot my fault Something about

this kid made it hard to say no He didnrsquot seemlike he was trying to make a mockery of me

He instructed me to stand like I was going to

shoot an arrow but not to actually pull the bow-

string back yet I obeyed and immediately he

was shifting the positioning of my legs by prod-

ding at my feet with his until I was standing

correctly After determining that I was standing

correctly he stepped behind me and put his hands

over mine to help me This time when I red the

arrow lodged itself into one of the blue rings of

the target the third to the outside of ve colors

Smiling slightly I turned to look up at the boy

ldquoThanksrdquo I muttered a bit reluctantly

cheeks ushing a light shade of pink at the grin

he sent me in return

ldquoNo problem kidrdquo

I frowned ldquoIrsquom not a kidrdquo I protested de-

fensively shaking my head in annoyance ldquoAnd

my name is TerranrdquoldquoYou are a kidrdquo he said with a laugh

18



causing me to scowl further ldquoMy namersquos Se-

bastian by the way Nice to meet yourdquo

ldquoCharmedrdquo

So maybe sitting in a kayak in the mid-

dle of the lake with my life jacket un- buckled

when I was well aware of the fact that the boys

in my group that had some weird thing against

me were out there too wasnrsquot a great idea Butno one would dare to push me in when there

were counselors watching right

I shouldrsquove have guessed something

was up when they stole my paddle and my life

jacket and left me stranded there to wait for

someone to come rescue me We were too far

from shore to effectively yell back for help and

while I knew Sebastian was swimming at least

somewhat near here he was underwater too

much to hear meI was just a little caught up in my an-

noyance when I felt my kayak tip sideways

abruptly throwing me out to the side Hitting

the water so suddenly forced most of the breath

from my body and trying to gasp in surprise

only caused water to ood my mouth I man-

aged to thrash my way to the surface to take a

breath Through the sound of my own coughing

I could hear laughter Wonderful They wouldnrsquotbe of any help to me I could tread water to an

extent for a short amount of time but I tired

quickly and just as I was starting to give up on

being able to swim back to shore I felt arms

wrap around my waist from behind tugging my

head out of the water I started to struggle and

kick on instinct but stopped quickly when a

familiar voice reached through the haze of my

panic

ldquoTerran calm down Itrsquos okayrdquo it

soothed gently I fell still and blinked a few

times to attempt to clear my vision Attempt

being the operative word here water was still

splashing into my eyes It wasnrsquot like I was cry-

ing from the fear or anything it was just drip-

ping from my hair

ldquoSebrdquo I mumbled coughing He nod-

ded and shifted me around so it would be easierto keep my head above the surface I wound my

arms around his neck to cling to him just a little

desperately as he swam back to shore abandon-

ing my now waterlogged kayak

Sebastian kept his arm wrapped around

my shoulders after we got to the point where I

could stand up I wasnrsquot sure if it was because

I was still shivering or it was just a protective

thing but either way I was grateful He only re-

luctantly handed me off to one of the counselorsso I could dry off and get some hot chocolate to

warm up after brushing his lips over my damp-

ened hair and promising to come see me when

he could That made me turn bright red very

quickly Behind all the kindness in his gaze I

could see the cold promise that hersquod make sure

nothing like this happened again and I wasnrsquot

sure if that was scary or endearing

If there was one thing to really bedisliked at this camp other than the kids that at-

tended it it was the cabins They were cold and

drafty the oors and beds creaked with

the slightest of movements and at night the

wind made tree branches bang against the win-

dow Needless to say I got little to no sleep I

had no idea how everyone else managed

Honestly I found it easier to rest during

the day in a few choice locations around camp

that it was quite simple to sneak away to at

Lauren Morelli- ldquoUntitledrdquo

19



certain points throughout the day My current

favourite was a little spot in the woods where

the ground was covered in moss Sebastian

would come and sit with me sometimes and

wersquod talk about whatever came to mind while I

used his shoulder as a pillow On occasion Irsquod

actually fall asleep part way through our con-

versation and hersquod always be nice and sit thereuntil I woke up Once or twice I even found him

dozing as well with his head leaning off the top

of mine

This was the kind of thing Irsquod really

miss when I went home As much as the camp

itself wasnrsquot great and most of the kids didnrsquot

talk to me here I had found a friend Maybe

more than a friend I mused once and a while

glancing at the hand that would nd its way to

rest on my armWe started ditching activities a few

weeks into camp After that incident where I

almost drowned he insisted on hanging around

me just in case It was slow at rst but we did

get to the point where we were comfortable

enough in each otherrsquos company to not only

talk for a long time about anything that came

to mind but sit in silence without it getting the

least bit awkward He asked for my phone num-ber so we could keep in touch before I could

work up the nerve to do so myself My shyness

had mostly dissipated around Sebastian but

little things like asking for contact information

seemed hard

Unfortunately all good things had a stu-

pid way of coming to pass right when they were

getting to the best part This little friendship I

had forged was no exception This camp would

end next week and everyone was going home

Seb had said hersquod visit if he could yet I doubt-

ed wersquod be able to work anything out Still for

now it was easier to fake a smile and agree

Curling up into a tighter ball on the

damp moss-laden ground I let my head fall

onto Sebastianrsquos shoulder as Irsquod done so many

times before closing my eyes He immediately

fell silent to let me rest if I wanted to Today I

couldnrsquot sleep though I didnrsquot want to waste

time sleeping

ldquoItrsquos been fun here Seb You made this

summer a lot more bearable for merdquo I mum-

bled standing on my toes to hug the older boy

quickly slipping a little note into his pocket

He smiled though it looked a bit forced

and nodded

ldquoYeah We should hang out sometimemayberdquo He trailed off a bit uncertainly as if

he wasnrsquot sure Irsquod want to see him again after

this summer

I laughed Between the two of us

he wasnrsquot supposed to be the shy one ldquoWe

shouldrdquo A shout of my name from the other

side of the little clearing where theyrsquod gathered

us to wait for our parents made me look up My

father was standing by one of the counselors

arms crossed and impatient I didnrsquot hesitate tostart walking over to him

ldquoByerdquo I called back over my shoulder

Sebastian waved once before turning away

On the silent ride home I stared out the

window wishing for the rst time that I didnrsquot

have to come home from camp this year

Later when he got home himself Se-

bastian would nd the little slip of paper I gave

him before we left and smile

[Thanks for everything Seb Irsquoll miss you lt3

-TM]

Sophie Luckette- ldquoLadybugsrdquo

20



A Love for a Girl

Harrison Franklin

A mixed teen walks down the hall

passing by the conceded walls

looks of style

talk of white and black

he sits up slumps and sits back

again

quiet mostly but loud when he

chooses

he doesnrsquot have a place of status

quo

he speaks to with whom he chooses

he can be brazen or a phantom joyous or saddened

At night a man of style and

personality

steps forth to a scene

he is ready

the music plays and he listens

his favored electronic plays

the bass rumbles

his body moves rhythmicallyin precise time with the beats

he draws a wondering crowd who is

this dancer

everyday

repetition is the way

gray days masking

true blue skies

of hope lasting

graceand future passing

a cold world sobered up

washed out and cleaned up

DULL and BLAND

he walks the halls in search of

a love

the dancer dissipates from center

stage

oating from group to group copyingstyles

he stumbles across a maverick

beautiful in features and attire

freelancer of her own style

Up and down

around

in and out

trafc ows in the halls

the small being makes his way

he passes tons of beauties but the

eyes of one catches his

hers sneaky dangerous and swift in

movement

she passes by without

acknowledgement

The dancer now follows dangerously

close

he knows his purser and had his

dose

she took her glances

with her dangerous cool blue eyes

drunk in happiness in of the musicshe laughs in enjoyment unaware

she is pursued

day after day

he searches

for the face

he longed to see her

for her to acknowledge

for her to be INTERESTED

she passed by greeting himhesitation

recognition and progress

The party atmosphere ended

he searched for her

but to only compliment her elegant

dress

with colors in his liking

others left the dancer as usual lastto leave

the morning came I became whole

once again

with a desire to catch this girl

who attracted me

although her actions

led me up and down

on a roller coaster

I pursue this girl

21



Untitled

Patrece Martin

She holds her head high

She walks around big and tall

She has light eyes that almost look like they could be white

When she talks I turn away

I donrsquot know why

Her words just seem so cold

Children seem to like herThey canrsquot see the harshness she brings

And I guess I canrsquot blame them

When shersquos around the fat man brings them presents

But I am no fool

I canrsquot wait for her to leave

Her sister is much nicer

She speaks with warm comforting words

Oh I canrsquot wait for the day

When winter leaves

And itrsquos time for Summer to step in

Rebecca Fuller- ldquoUntitledrdquo

22






Bella Alibrandi

I was holding her hand walking

slowly with her like I always did Not mak-

ing her feel like her body was slowing down

Even though it was I saw her every day even

on Sundays Irsquove been her nanny since I was

fourteen When I began working for the Nicolas

family she was only four I thought she was

the cutest and sweetest little girl I would ever

care for And that was true but she wasnrsquot an

easy child With all her vitamins pills and her

allergies quite frankly I was very nervous when

talking care of her

During the summers she was all myresponsibility for thirteen hours a day What did

I do while I had school My schedule was very

complex Irsquod wake up every morning at ve in

the morning It didnrsquot matter if it was during the

week or the weekend I would get to her house

by six when I was younger and couldnrsquot drive

my mom would bring me to school around

seven thirty At the end of the day mom would

get me and drop me off at her house around

two thirty Her parents worked from one pm toeight pm The time period that I was at school

and her parents were at work she was the only

one home in their large empty mansion taking

her daily nap I was really worried about this

when I started working It was unsafe for a little

girl her age to be home alone and defenseless

I heard she has an older sibling that hersquos in my

eleventh grade class but I have never met him

or seen him around the house Which didnrsquot

surprise me so much considering how big their

house is But I began to be ok with the little girl

home alone because I met Marty

Marty is their front guard that lived

out in the guardhouse you had to pass by to

get in through their iron gates in the two mile

long driveway Marty showed me the Nicolasrsquos

security systems locks movement detectors

alarms and even alarms to detect any substancethat their little girl was allergic to If it detect-

ed any of her allergens it would immediately

notify her parentsrsquo cell phones work numbers

and the emergency hospital a couple blocks up

They even insisted that my cell be included in

the alarms and that I have my own identication

code for Marty Yeah they were that protective

Crazy huh Nope it all made sense when I met

Melina Nicolas

She had the softest milk chocolatebrown hair that had spiral curls that hung to her

mid back It felt like silk Mrs Nicolas always

dressed her in the princess dresses that people

bought to put their girls in pageants the kind of

dress that cost $50000 Yep that kind of rich

Everyday when I saw her she would jump for

joy and say ldquoMy nanny Kay Kayrsquos here What

do you want to play today Kay Kayrdquo Yeah my

name is Kayla Anne Merienda But most peoplecall me Kayla But Melina canrsquot say that so she

calls me Kay Kay

Every day I had a new game to teach

her I think shersquos the only child I have ever

met that loves to learn as much as she does

But after awhile I ran out of games So wersquod

play some of the old ones She started getting

bored with the new games So we made up our

own She was incredibly smart for a little girl

But right now shersquos seven and Irsquom seventeen

And right about now is when Mr and Mrs

Nicolas should be leaving the house Irsquom in my

last period class advanced Spanish But for

the last ten minutes I havenrsquot been listening

to my teacher Irsquove been tuning everyone out

except Austin Irsquod gotten lost in my own world

thinking about him and only him I had dedicat-

ed my whole high school career to Melina soIrsquove never been able to have a social life Yeah

there are some girls I talk to eat lunch with But

I donrsquot think I could consider them as friends

And some days more than others Irsquod feel so

lonely without friends in my life and especially

a boyfriend I canrsquot help look at his eyes I canrsquot

help get nervous around him even though we

donrsquot talk And I denitely canrsquot help but want

to be able to call him mine But that wonrsquot hap-

pen Itrsquos time to get into my snow covered carand drive to Melinarsquos house once again

When the bell rang I must have stood

up too quickly and gotten dizzy I tried to shake

it off and walk forward but ran right into some-

one I couldnrsquot see who it was because I was

now face rst on the oor once again looking

like an idiot I suddenly felt a warm hand on

my back ldquoHere let me help yourdquo I stood up

and regained my balance ldquoAre you ok You fellpretty hardrdquo I didnrsquot notice who had helped me

off the ground until now I was looking straight

into his blue eyes It was Austin

ldquoYeah Irsquom ne thanksrdquo I was swaying

side to side lightheaded But not because of the

impact of the ground I just took but because he

was talking to me Me And he saw me for the

rst time He grabbed my shoulders rm but

gentle

ldquoWoah there Should I take you to the

24



Kelsey Kissane- ldquoUntitledrdquo

25



nurserdquo No I had to get to Melinarsquos before she

wakes up

ldquoNo thanks I need to be somewhererdquo

I headed for the door but he caught me by the

arm which made my body tingle

ldquoIf you think Irsquom going to let you drive

yoursquore crazyrdquo

ldquoWhyrdquo I tried to pull away but hisstrong arms werenrsquot giving in anytime soon

ldquoYou fell and hit your head Finerdquo he

said while letting go ldquogo drive away in your

car and get in an accident Irsquoll be the last person

you ever talk tordquo That scared me a little bit He

grabbed his backpack and began to walk off

ldquoWaitrdquo I ran after him running into a

table or two He stopped not facing me But I

could totally tell he was smiling

ldquoCould you drive me somewhererdquo Hespun around with a casual look painted across

his excited face

ldquoI guessrdquo He oddly winked and said

with a wave of a hand ldquoThis wayrdquo

We got out into the ice and snow covered park-

ing lot We walked out quite far and stopped by

a black SLK with tan leather seating

ldquoNice carrdquo I said

ldquoYou into carsrdquo He looked surprisedldquoKinda My dad owns a dealershiprdquo He

laughed and we both got in

ldquoI have a BMW Chevroletrdquo He nodded

ldquoThatrsquos a nice carrdquo We both laughed

ldquoIrsquom Austin by the way You must have

known that though You wouldnrsquot have gotten

into a car with a total stranger rightrdquo He pre-

tended to glance at my face but I saw his eyes

scan over my body

ldquoYeah I knew your name you must

know mine because you wouldnrsquot let a total

stranger into your car would yourdquo I said smil-

ing at him He smiled back

ldquoGood call I do know your name Kayla

Anne Blake Rightrdquo Kinda creepy he knew my

whole name

ldquoYeah But you can just call me Kaylardquo

ldquoOh okay Kayla So which way nowrdquohe said stopping at a stoplight

ldquoTake a next left and then itrsquos the next

house on your leftrdquo I looked at his face He

looked puzzled ldquoIs something the matterrdquo He

didnrsquot answer for a second But then said

ldquoNo nothings wrongrdquo Something was

wrong here

We stopped at the iron gate and punched

in a code Was he related to these people He

must have seen me curiously looking at himbecause he said

ldquoIrsquom Melinarsquos Brotherrdquo I guessed I

should have guessed that considering his last

name was Nicolas Wow I feel so stupid

ldquoOh okay Irsquom herhelliprdquo I didnrsquot get to

nish because he did it for me

ldquoNanny Rightrdquo he smiled

ldquoYeah How did you know I havenrsquot

seen you around their houserdquo I was getting ner-vous He must have sensed it because he said

ldquoItrsquos okay Kayla Melina talks about

you a lot You donrsquot have to freak outrdquo He said

half smiling like he was trying to prove he was

a good guy

ldquoOkay sorry that just freaked me out for

a minute thererdquo

ldquoItrsquos okay By the way I need your

identication coderdquo I gave it to him and he

typed it in smoothly The gates swung open and

we drove up and parked in the driveway It was

snowing so he took off his coat and put it on

me Irsquom sure I blushed

ldquoThanksrdquo

When we got inside Mrs Nicolas was

crying with Mr Nicolas wrapped around her

ldquoDad what happenedrdquo

ldquoWherersquos Melinardquo I asked franticSomething must have happened They arenrsquot

supposed to be home With a deep breath Mr

Nicolas said

ldquoShersquos in the hospital We came to pick

you two up Get in our carrdquo

We drove to the hospital where we

found Melina in a bed connected to tubes and

wires I was freaking out and on the verge of

tears

ldquoMr and Mrs Nicolas please may Ihave a word with you two in the hallrdquo They

walked out leaving me with Austin He was

holding Melinarsquos delicate little hand

ldquoDo you think shersquoll be okayrdquo I asked

sitting next to him He was quiet for a minute

Then looked at me with tears in his eyes

ldquoI donrsquot knowrdquo He said it was a deep

strong voice but by his tears I knew he was

breaking insideI went and stood by the door and

watched the doctor down the hall with the

parents He was telling them bad news I knew

because they both started crying and so did I

I went and sat back down and waited for the

Nicolasrsquo to tell us something bad But when

Mrs Nicolas came in she said

ldquoEverything will be ne Melina is just a

little sick

Austin was driving me home and looked

26



at me and said with sorrow in his voice

ldquoThey lied to usrdquo

ldquoWhat do you meanrdquo I asked

ldquoMelina isnrsquot just sick She has cancerrdquo

He pulled over where we both began to

sob and hold each other close for a time that

felt like forever

Morgan Gunther-

ldquoOcean Islerdquo

27



Russian Roulette

Leah Ifraim

The spicy fumes

Circulate through the airBrushing across my nostrils

I see a beautifully plated row of giant sushi

Elegant underneath a drizzle of spicy mayo

I stare at them in awe

I delicately pick up one of the rolls

Bringing it up to my lips

As I take my rst bite

I feel a crunch

My tongue begins to sizzle

Spicy mayo

So creamy and rich

Fizzes across the center of my tongue

Jolting me alert

With each chew

I feel the fresh taste of chives

Fracture as a tooth bites into it

The tuna warms my taste buds

Mixing with the bits of sticky rice

Plastering the walls of each toothSavory tastes collide

Bouncing off each cell of my tongue

As the nal taste of perfection slips down my throat

My hand reaches for another roll

Irsquove never tasted anything so mysterious and incredible

This is the Russian Roulette

Jackie Halpin- ldquoFarmerrsquos Marketrdquo

Julia Slisz- ldquoChairrdquo

28



Home

Dori Bergman

A homeIs nothing like

A house

Itrsquos a place

Where you belong

Itrsquos a feeling

That yoursquoll savor

Itrsquos a person

Who you look to

With my homeI feel wanted

Understood

Special

And loved

So I just thought

Irsquod let you know

That even though

Irsquove lost my way

With you

Irsquom nally

Home Allison Emmel- ldquoBalconyrdquo

29



Untitled

Christy Le

I hear the NFL theme song go off in my

earmdashmy alarm itrsquos 545 am and I need to get

up for school I trudge to my closet carefully

picking out my clothes and doing my makeup

ensuring that my appearance is on the same par

as the suburban-elite girls from my school At

7am I realize itrsquos time to wake my two broth-

ers I walk to their room and gently shake them

awake They begrudgingly march to the bath-

roommdashmy cue to prepare breakfast I tiptoe

past my momrsquos room as not to wake her I know

shersquoll need her sleep before her twelve hour

shift at the nail salon At 705 am I say good-

bye to my younger brothers remind them not to

miss their bus and start the trek to my bus stop

At the bus stop I ght the urge to lie

down and take a nap The previous dayrsquos activi-

ties have exhausted memdashcooking dinner tutor-

ing my brothers cleaning my house and work-

ing on my four AP course workload until 2 am

When the bus arrives I board it and sit with one

of my best friends She and I fall into mindless

chatter about pop culture and other nonsensical

things but itrsquos all an illusion for me since Irsquom

not just a teenage girl Irsquom a ldquomotherrdquo to two

boysIrsquove been expected to be the caretaker

of my brothers since I was seven My mom has

always worked twelve hours a day six days a

week and without my dad in the picture the

responsibilities of my brothers were left to me

It was a role forced upon me but itrsquos a role Irsquove

accepted At the age of seven I began staying

home alone with my three-year-old brother and

my infant brother At the age of seven I stopped

being a child turning into the person my fam-ily needed me to bemdashthe one who changed

diapers prepared formula put my brothers to

sleep and took care of them in every way imag-

inable I gladly took on these responsibilities

because it was what my mom needed me to do

My mom had to work to support our family and

couldnrsquot afford a babysitter

I used to see my brothers as a burden

that kept me from my potential I resented the

fact that my mom forced me to stay home and

care for them Why did I have to sacrice

They werenrsquot my kids nor was I their mother

I fumed at the unfairness and resentfully cared

for them for years Now I realize that Irsquom

lucky to have them Taking care of my brothers

has made me into a chef a teacher a mentor

a maid a chauffeur and a supportive sister

Irsquove always been forced to juggle my brothers

school work volunteerism and a healthy social

life on a daily basis These roles shaped me into

the caring compassionate and capable person

that I am today Caring for my brothers didnrsquot

keep me from my potential it exponentially

increased my potential After being responsible

for the lives of two human beings Irsquove learned

priceless skills I can manage a household and

maintain a family I can be efcient in all that Ido and work hard at every job assigned to me

Such skills have allowed me to be successful

academically professionally and socially I can

manage a hectic life and still be a happy soul

with a great academic record Growing up with

my brothers has taught me to make the best

when Irsquom handed the least I now know that the

caretaking of my brothers hasnrsquot been a burden

instead itrsquos been a character-building experi-

enceNo one knows that I take on a soccer-

mom persona after school Yoursquoll never see me

without a smile at school so Irsquom perceived as a

happy-go-lucky carefree girl However my ap-

pearance at school is a faccedilade My friends from

school presume that I have the perfect life but

I donrsquot Irsquove just learned to positively deal with

my life I keep up an act to conceal the great

struggles that I endure Irsquom glad I can control

how I am perceived because it changes how I

am treated I have compassion for those who

have little control over their appearance due to

genetic deformities so I want to become a re-

constructive plastic surgeon I want to empower

people with the ability to portray themselves to

others as they wish so I want to dedicate my life

to being a reconstructive plastic surgeon and to

xing birth defects and genetic deformities

Nicole Tanquary- ldquoPotrait of Laurardquo

30



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Rambunctious Magazine

Jamesville-Dewitt High School

PO Box 606

6845 Edinger Drive

DeWitt NY 13214-0606

(315) 445-8340 Rambunctious

Winter 2013



A LETTER FROM THE EDITORS

Dear Jamesville-DeWitt High School

The Rambunctious staff is thrilled to present you with the 2012-2013 winter edition of the Rambunctious liter-

ary magazine We have included art poetry and prose from our very own students here at J-D High School

A special thanks to our staff members for organizing submissions and editing the hard work really paid off

Also a special thanks to the Art and English departments for helping to promote submissions Thank you to

Mr Phillips who has been a great club advisor and is full of good ideas Finally thank you to our contribu-

tors and readers without you this magazine would not have been possible

We hope you enjoy the magazine and amazing talent we have here at J-D

Editors-in-Chief

Mopati Kuswani

Kyrin Pollock

Staff Members

Dori Bergman

Jane Brown

Liz Burnam

Erin Jorgensen

Zach Leibmann

Mikayla Mizruchi

The Rambunctious Staff

1



TABLE OF CONTENTS


Snow


Nostalgic Nostrils

Love is Special


Untitled


Halloween Night



An Arrow

A Love for a Girl

Untitled

One Small Seed


Russian Roulette

Home

Untitled

Author Leah Ifraim

Cayla Dedrick

Ashley Lawlesss

Laura Wengert

Ebere Joseph

Junghye Kim

Breanne Issacs


Tangela Hightower

Tangela Hightower

Bella Alibrandi

Cayla Dedrick

Harrison Franklin

Patrece Martin

Celeste Torres

Bella Alibrandi

Leah Ifraim

Dori Bergman

Christy Le

Page3

3

4

6

7

7

9

1314

16

16

17

18

21

22

23

24

28

29

30


2



Snow

Cayla Dedrick












Leah Ifraim

Crystals hover down




Frozen encounters



Stars





Made and to be made


And into the next

Soft shimmers

Glistening skies




3




Ashley Lawless









birthday



















chalkboard




























already














thererdquo

















4






Nostalgic Nostrils

Laura Wengert























6



Love is Special

Ebere Joseph

Love is special

UndeniableCaring

Optimistic

Daring

with no boundaries

And


Mom and only mom


Junghye Kim











you wish for




7



Arielle Nagar-

ldquoMomrdquo

8



Untitled

Breanne Isaacs







the last quarter














Bowl




























was


















































9

















































following Taylor














































10










































on















































11



Megan

































12



Life on the Court

Laura Wildridge

Mind in the game

Eye on the ball

Step

Together

SMASH

TransitionJump

Block

Points rack up

Sweat drips down

Mind in the game

Soul

On the court


13



Untitled

Jack Martin



















































































14




























































15



Halloween Night

Tangela Hightower

Wind howling

Moon rising

Clouds forming


A dark

And stormy night

That creepy things

Hidden in shadows

Will emerge

From shaggy willows






Tangela Hightower


Theyrsquod scream


If walls could run



If walls could cry









If walls could love



If walls could die

Well then I think


16




Bella Alibrandi



To create change




And when I do





My next step



Feel any pain






Of my soul


17



An Arrow

Cayla Dedrick


















up in my boredom








the bow and aim







Katelyn

Killoran-

ldquoOld Red

Wagonrdquo






annoyed look







their color





it





















18





ldquoCharmedrdquo






























panic







ping from my hair






























19












of mine



















seemed hard















time sleeping






and nodded



this summer

















-TM]


20



A Love for a Girl

Harrison Franklin



looks of style



again


chooses


quo




personality


he is ready



the bass rumbles



this dancer

everyday


gray days masking

true blue skies

of hope lasting




DULL and BLAND


a love


stage





Up and down

around

in and out






movement


acknowledgement


close


dose




she is pursued

day after day

he searches

for the face







he searched for her


dress




once again


who attracted me


led me up and down

on a roller coaster

I pursue this girl

21



Untitled

Patrece Martin










But I am no fool





When winter leaves



22






Bella Alibrandi












talking care of her



































Melina Nicolas










calls me Kay Kay









































gentle


24




25




wakes up
















his excited face















scan over my body







whole name








wrong here















a good guy


a minute thererdquo







ldquoThanksrdquo






Nicolas said






tears

















little sick


26









felt like forever

Morgan Gunther-


27



Russian Roulette

Leah Ifraim

The spicy fumes








I feel a crunch


Spicy mayo

So creamy and rich


Jolting me alert

With each chew













28



Home

Dori Bergman


A house

Itrsquos a place

Where you belong

Itrsquos a feeling


Itrsquos a person

Who you look to


Understood

Special

And loved

So I just thought


That even though


With you

Irsquom nally


29



Untitled

Christy Le

























































































30






PO Box 606

6845 Edinger Drive



Winter 2013



TABLE OF CONTENTS


Snow


Nostalgic Nostrils

Love is Special


Untitled


Halloween Night



An Arrow

A Love for a Girl

Untitled

One Small Seed


Russian Roulette

Home

Untitled

Author Leah Ifraim

Cayla Dedrick

Ashley Lawlesss

Laura Wengert

Ebere Joseph

Junghye Kim

Breanne Issacs


Tangela Hightower

Tangela Hightower

Bella Alibrandi

Cayla Dedrick

Harrison Franklin

Patrece Martin

Celeste Torres

Bella Alibrandi

Leah Ifraim

Dori Bergman

Christy Le

Page3

3

4

6

7

7

9

1314

16

16

17

18

21

22

23

24

28

29

30


2



Snow

Cayla Dedrick












Leah Ifraim

Crystals hover down




Frozen encounters



Stars





Made and to be made


And into the next

Soft shimmers

Glistening skies




3




Ashley Lawless









birthday



















chalkboard




























already














thererdquo

















4






Nostalgic Nostrils

Laura Wengert























6



Love is Special

Ebere Joseph

Love is special

UndeniableCaring

Optimistic

Daring

with no boundaries

And


Mom and only mom


Junghye Kim











you wish for




7



Arielle Nagar-

ldquoMomrdquo

8



Untitled

Breanne Isaacs







the last quarter














Bowl




























was


















































9

















































following Taylor














































10










































on















































11



Megan

































12



Life on the Court

Laura Wildridge

Mind in the game

Eye on the ball

Step

Together

SMASH

TransitionJump

Block

Points rack up

Sweat drips down

Mind in the game

Soul

On the court


13



Untitled

Jack Martin



















































































14




























































15



Halloween Night

Tangela Hightower

Wind howling

Moon rising

Clouds forming


A dark

And stormy night

That creepy things

Hidden in shadows

Will emerge

From shaggy willows






Tangela Hightower


Theyrsquod scream


If walls could run



If walls could cry









If walls could love



If walls could die

Well then I think


16




Bella Alibrandi



To create change




And when I do





My next step



Feel any pain






Of my soul


17



An Arrow

Cayla Dedrick


















up in my boredom








the bow and aim







Katelyn

Killoran-

ldquoOld Red

Wagonrdquo






annoyed look







their color





it





















18





ldquoCharmedrdquo






























panic







ping from my hair






























19












of mine



















seemed hard















time sleeping






and nodded



this summer

















-TM]


20



A Love for a Girl

Harrison Franklin



looks of style



again


chooses


quo




personality


he is ready



the bass rumbles



this dancer

everyday


gray days masking

true blue skies

of hope lasting




DULL and BLAND


a love


stage





Up and down

around

in and out






movement


acknowledgement


close


dose




she is pursued

day after day

he searches

for the face







he searched for her


dress




once again


who attracted me


led me up and down

on a roller coaster

I pursue this girl

21



Untitled

Patrece Martin










But I am no fool





When winter leaves



22






Bella Alibrandi












talking care of her



































Melina Nicolas










calls me Kay Kay









































gentle


24




25




wakes up
















his excited face















scan over my body







whole name








wrong here















a good guy


a minute thererdquo







ldquoThanksrdquo






Nicolas said






tears

















little sick


26









felt like forever

Morgan Gunther-


27



Russian Roulette

Leah Ifraim

The spicy fumes








I feel a crunch


Spicy mayo

So creamy and rich


Jolting me alert

With each chew













28



Home

Dori Bergman


A house

Itrsquos a place

Where you belong

Itrsquos a feeling


Itrsquos a person

Who you look to


Understood

Special

And loved

So I just thought


That even though


With you

Irsquom nally


29



Untitled

Christy Le

























































































30






PO Box 606

6845 Edinger Drive



Winter 2013



Snow

Cayla Dedrick












Leah Ifraim

Crystals hover down




Frozen encounters



Stars





Made and to be made


And into the next

Soft shimmers

Glistening skies




3




Ashley Lawless









birthday



















chalkboard




























already














thererdquo

















4






Nostalgic Nostrils

Laura Wengert























6



Love is Special

Ebere Joseph

Love is special

UndeniableCaring

Optimistic

Daring

with no boundaries

And


Mom and only mom


Junghye Kim











you wish for




7



Arielle Nagar-

ldquoMomrdquo

8



Untitled

Breanne Isaacs







the last quarter














Bowl




























was


















































9

















































following Taylor














































10










































on















































11



Megan

































12



Life on the Court

Laura Wildridge

Mind in the game

Eye on the ball

Step

Together

SMASH

TransitionJump

Block

Points rack up

Sweat drips down

Mind in the game

Soul

On the court


13



Untitled

Jack Martin



















































































14




























































15



Halloween Night

Tangela Hightower

Wind howling

Moon rising

Clouds forming


A dark

And stormy night

That creepy things

Hidden in shadows

Will emerge

From shaggy willows






Tangela Hightower


Theyrsquod scream


If walls could run



If walls could cry









If walls could love



If walls could die

Well then I think


16




Bella Alibrandi



To create change




And when I do





My next step



Feel any pain






Of my soul


17



An Arrow

Cayla Dedrick


















up in my boredom








the bow and aim







Katelyn

Killoran-

ldquoOld Red

Wagonrdquo






annoyed look







their color





it





















18





ldquoCharmedrdquo






























panic







ping from my hair






























19












of mine



















seemed hard















time sleeping






and nodded



this summer

















-TM]


20



A Love for a Girl

Harrison Franklin



looks of style



again


chooses


quo




personality


he is ready



the bass rumbles



this dancer

everyday


gray days masking

true blue skies

of hope lasting




DULL and BLAND


a love


stage





Up and down

around

in and out






movement


acknowledgement


close


dose




she is pursued

day after day

he searches

for the face







he searched for her


dress




once again


who attracted me


led me up and down

on a roller coaster

I pursue this girl

21



Untitled

Patrece Martin










But I am no fool





When winter leaves



22






Bella Alibrandi












talking care of her



































Melina Nicolas










calls me Kay Kay









































gentle


24




25




wakes up
















his excited face















scan over my body







whole name








wrong here















a good guy


a minute thererdquo







ldquoThanksrdquo






Nicolas said






tears

















little sick


26









felt like forever

Morgan Gunther-


27



Russian Roulette

Leah Ifraim

The spicy fumes








I feel a crunch


Spicy mayo

So creamy and rich


Jolting me alert

With each chew













28



Home

Dori Bergman


A house

Itrsquos a place

Where you belong

Itrsquos a feeling


Itrsquos a person

Who you look to


Understood

Special

And loved

So I just thought


That even though


With you

Irsquom nally


29



Untitled

Christy Le

























































































30






PO Box 606

6845 Edinger Drive



Winter 2013




Ashley Lawless









birthday



















chalkboard




























already














thererdquo

















4






Nostalgic Nostrils

Laura Wengert























6



Love is Special

Ebere Joseph

Love is special

UndeniableCaring

Optimistic

Daring

with no boundaries

And


Mom and only mom


Junghye Kim











you wish for




7



Arielle Nagar-

ldquoMomrdquo

8



Untitled

Breanne Isaacs







the last quarter














Bowl




























was


















































9

















































following Taylor














































10










































on















































11



Megan

































12



Life on the Court

Laura Wildridge

Mind in the game

Eye on the ball

Step

Together

SMASH

TransitionJump

Block

Points rack up

Sweat drips down

Mind in the game

Soul

On the court


13



Untitled

Jack Martin



















































































14




























































15



Halloween Night

Tangela Hightower

Wind howling

Moon rising

Clouds forming


A dark

And stormy night

That creepy things

Hidden in shadows

Will emerge

From shaggy willows






Tangela Hightower


Theyrsquod scream


If walls could run



If walls could cry









If walls could love



If walls could die

Well then I think


16




Bella Alibrandi



To create change




And when I do





My next step



Feel any pain






Of my soul


17



An Arrow

Cayla Dedrick


















up in my boredom








the bow and aim







Katelyn

Killoran-

ldquoOld Red

Wagonrdquo






annoyed look







their color





it





















18





ldquoCharmedrdquo






























panic







ping from my hair






























19












of mine



















seemed hard















time sleeping






and nodded



this summer

















-TM]


20



A Love for a Girl

Harrison Franklin



looks of style



again


chooses


quo




personality


he is ready



the bass rumbles



this dancer

everyday


gray days masking

true blue skies

of hope lasting




DULL and BLAND


a love


stage





Up and down

around

in and out






movement


acknowledgement


close


dose




she is pursued

day after day

he searches

for the face







he searched for her


dress




once again


who attracted me


led me up and down

on a roller coaster

I pursue this girl

21



Untitled

Patrece Martin










But I am no fool





When winter leaves



22






Bella Alibrandi












talking care of her



































Melina Nicolas










calls me Kay Kay









































gentle


24




25




wakes up
















his excited face















scan over my body







whole name








wrong here















a good guy


a minute thererdquo







ldquoThanksrdquo






Nicolas said






tears

















little sick


26









felt like forever

Morgan Gunther-


27



Russian Roulette

Leah Ifraim

The spicy fumes








I feel a crunch


Spicy mayo

So creamy and rich


Jolting me alert

With each chew













28



Home

Dori Bergman


A house

Itrsquos a place

Where you belong

Itrsquos a feeling


Itrsquos a person

Who you look to


Understood

Special

And loved

So I just thought


That even though


With you

Irsquom nally


29



Untitled

Christy Le

























































































30






PO Box 606

6845 Edinger Drive



Winter 2013






Nostalgic Nostrils

Laura Wengert























6



Love is Special

Ebere Joseph

Love is special

UndeniableCaring

Optimistic

Daring

with no boundaries

And


Mom and only mom


Junghye Kim











you wish for




7



Arielle Nagar-

ldquoMomrdquo

8



Untitled

Breanne Isaacs







the last quarter














Bowl




























was


















































9

















































following Taylor














































10










































on















































11



Megan

































12



Life on the Court

Laura Wildridge

Mind in the game

Eye on the ball

Step

Together

SMASH

TransitionJump

Block

Points rack up

Sweat drips down

Mind in the game

Soul

On the court


13



Untitled

Jack Martin



















































































14




























































15



Halloween Night

Tangela Hightower

Wind howling

Moon rising

Clouds forming


A dark

And stormy night

That creepy things

Hidden in shadows

Will emerge

From shaggy willows






Tangela Hightower


Theyrsquod scream


If walls could run



If walls could cry









If walls could love



If walls could die

Well then I think


16




Bella Alibrandi



To create change




And when I do





My next step



Feel any pain






Of my soul


17



An Arrow

Cayla Dedrick


















up in my boredom








the bow and aim







Katelyn

Killoran-

ldquoOld Red

Wagonrdquo






annoyed look







their color





it





















18





ldquoCharmedrdquo






























panic







ping from my hair






























19












of mine



















seemed hard















time sleeping






and nodded



this summer

















-TM]


20



A Love for a Girl

Harrison Franklin



looks of style



again


chooses


quo




personality


he is ready



the bass rumbles



this dancer

everyday


gray days masking

true blue skies

of hope lasting




DULL and BLAND


a love


stage





Up and down

around

in and out






movement


acknowledgement


close


dose




she is pursued

day after day

he searches

for the face







he searched for her


dress




once again


who attracted me


led me up and down

on a roller coaster

I pursue this girl

21



Untitled

Patrece Martin










But I am no fool





When winter leaves



22






Bella Alibrandi












talking care of her



































Melina Nicolas










calls me Kay Kay









































gentle


24




25




wakes up
















his excited face















scan over my body







whole name








wrong here















a good guy


a minute thererdquo







ldquoThanksrdquo






Nicolas said






tears

















little sick


26









felt like forever

Morgan Gunther-


27



Russian Roulette

Leah Ifraim

The spicy fumes








I feel a crunch


Spicy mayo

So creamy and rich


Jolting me alert

With each chew













28



Home

Dori Bergman


A house

Itrsquos a place

Where you belong

Itrsquos a feeling


Itrsquos a person

Who you look to


Understood

Special

And loved

So I just thought


That even though


With you

Irsquom nally


29



Untitled

Christy Le

























































































30






PO Box 606

6845 Edinger Drive



Winter 2013



Love is Special

Ebere Joseph

Love is special

UndeniableCaring

Optimistic

Daring

with no boundaries

And


Mom and only mom


Junghye Kim











you wish for




7



Arielle Nagar-

ldquoMomrdquo

8



Untitled

Breanne Isaacs







the last quarter














Bowl




























was


















































9

















































following Taylor














































10










































on















































11



Megan

































12



Life on the Court

Laura Wildridge

Mind in the game

Eye on the ball

Step

Together

SMASH

TransitionJump

Block

Points rack up

Sweat drips down

Mind in the game

Soul

On the court


13



Untitled

Jack Martin



















































































14




























































15



Halloween Night

Tangela Hightower

Wind howling

Moon rising

Clouds forming


A dark

And stormy night

That creepy things

Hidden in shadows

Will emerge

From shaggy willows






Tangela Hightower


Theyrsquod scream


If walls could run



If walls could cry









If walls could love



If walls could die

Well then I think


16




Bella Alibrandi



To create change




And when I do





My next step



Feel any pain






Of my soul


17



An Arrow

Cayla Dedrick


















up in my boredom








the bow and aim







Katelyn

Killoran-

ldquoOld Red

Wagonrdquo






annoyed look







their color





it





















18





ldquoCharmedrdquo






























panic







ping from my hair






























19












of mine



















seemed hard















time sleeping






and nodded



this summer

















-TM]


20



A Love for a Girl

Harrison Franklin



looks of style



again


chooses


quo




personality


he is ready



the bass rumbles



this dancer

everyday


gray days masking

true blue skies

of hope lasting




DULL and BLAND


a love


stage





Up and down

around

in and out






movement


acknowledgement


close


dose




she is pursued

day after day

he searches

for the face







he searched for her


dress




once again


who attracted me


led me up and down

on a roller coaster

I pursue this girl

21



Untitled

Patrece Martin










But I am no fool





When winter leaves



22






Bella Alibrandi












talking care of her



































Melina Nicolas










calls me Kay Kay









































gentle


24




25




wakes up
















his excited face















scan over my body







whole name








wrong here















a good guy


a minute thererdquo







ldquoThanksrdquo






Nicolas said






tears

















little sick


26









felt like forever

Morgan Gunther-


27



Russian Roulette

Leah Ifraim

The spicy fumes








I feel a crunch


Spicy mayo

So creamy and rich


Jolting me alert

With each chew













28



Home

Dori Bergman


A house

Itrsquos a place

Where you belong

Itrsquos a feeling


Itrsquos a person

Who you look to


Understood

Special

And loved

So I just thought


That even though


With you

Irsquom nally


29



Untitled

Christy Le

























































































30






PO Box 606

6845 Edinger Drive



Winter 2013



Arielle Nagar-

ldquoMomrdquo

8



Untitled

Breanne Isaacs







the last quarter














Bowl




























was


















































9

















































following Taylor














































10










































on















































11



Megan

































12



Life on the Court

Laura Wildridge

Mind in the game

Eye on the ball

Step

Together

SMASH

TransitionJump

Block

Points rack up

Sweat drips down

Mind in the game

Soul

On the court


13



Untitled

Jack Martin



















































































14




























































15



Halloween Night

Tangela Hightower

Wind howling

Moon rising

Clouds forming


A dark

And stormy night

That creepy things

Hidden in shadows

Will emerge

From shaggy willows






Tangela Hightower


Theyrsquod scream


If walls could run



If walls could cry









If walls could love



If walls could die

Well then I think


16




Bella Alibrandi



To create change




And when I do





My next step



Feel any pain






Of my soul


17



An Arrow

Cayla Dedrick


















up in my boredom








the bow and aim







Katelyn

Killoran-

ldquoOld Red

Wagonrdquo






annoyed look







their color





it





















18





ldquoCharmedrdquo






























panic







ping from my hair






























19












of mine



















seemed hard















time sleeping






and nodded



this summer

















-TM]


20



A Love for a Girl

Harrison Franklin



looks of style



again


chooses


quo




personality


he is ready



the bass rumbles



this dancer

everyday


gray days masking

true blue skies

of hope lasting




DULL and BLAND


a love


stage





Up and down

around

in and out






movement


acknowledgement


close


dose




she is pursued

day after day

he searches

for the face







he searched for her


dress




once again


who attracted me


led me up and down

on a roller coaster

I pursue this girl

21



Untitled

Patrece Martin










But I am no fool





When winter leaves



22






Bella Alibrandi












talking care of her



































Melina Nicolas










calls me Kay Kay









































gentle


24




25




wakes up
















his excited face















scan over my body







whole name








wrong here















a good guy


a minute thererdquo







ldquoThanksrdquo






Nicolas said






tears

















little sick


26









felt like forever

Morgan Gunther-


27



Russian Roulette

Leah Ifraim

The spicy fumes








I feel a crunch


Spicy mayo

So creamy and rich


Jolting me alert

With each chew













28



Home

Dori Bergman


A house

Itrsquos a place

Where you belong

Itrsquos a feeling


Itrsquos a person

Who you look to


Understood

Special

And loved

So I just thought


That even though


With you

Irsquom nally


29



Untitled

Christy Le

























































































30






PO Box 606

6845 Edinger Drive



Winter 2013



Untitled

Breanne Isaacs







the last quarter














Bowl




























was


















































9

















































following Taylor














































10










































on















































11



Megan

































12



Life on the Court

Laura Wildridge

Mind in the game

Eye on the ball

Step

Together

SMASH

TransitionJump

Block

Points rack up

Sweat drips down

Mind in the game

Soul

On the court


13



Untitled

Jack Martin



















































































14




























































15



Halloween Night

Tangela Hightower

Wind howling

Moon rising

Clouds forming


A dark

And stormy night

That creepy things

Hidden in shadows

Will emerge

From shaggy willows






Tangela Hightower


Theyrsquod scream


If walls could run



If walls could cry









If walls could love



If walls could die

Well then I think


16




Bella Alibrandi



To create change




And when I do





My next step



Feel any pain






Of my soul


17



An Arrow

Cayla Dedrick


















up in my boredom








the bow and aim







Katelyn

Killoran-

ldquoOld Red

Wagonrdquo






annoyed look







their color





it





















18





ldquoCharmedrdquo






























panic







ping from my hair






























19












of mine



















seemed hard















time sleeping






and nodded



this summer

















-TM]


20



A Love for a Girl

Harrison Franklin



looks of style



again


chooses


quo




personality


he is ready



the bass rumbles



this dancer

everyday


gray days masking

true blue skies

of hope lasting




DULL and BLAND


a love


stage





Up and down

around

in and out






movement


acknowledgement


close


dose




she is pursued

day after day

he searches

for the face







he searched for her


dress




once again


who attracted me


led me up and down

on a roller coaster

I pursue this girl

21



Untitled

Patrece Martin










But I am no fool





When winter leaves



22






Bella Alibrandi












talking care of her



































Melina Nicolas










calls me Kay Kay









































gentle


24




25




wakes up
















his excited face















scan over my body







whole name








wrong here















a good guy


a minute thererdquo







ldquoThanksrdquo






Nicolas said






tears

















little sick


26









felt like forever

Morgan Gunther-


27



Russian Roulette

Leah Ifraim

The spicy fumes








I feel a crunch


Spicy mayo

So creamy and rich


Jolting me alert

With each chew













28



Home

Dori Bergman


A house

Itrsquos a place

Where you belong

Itrsquos a feeling


Itrsquos a person

Who you look to


Understood

Special

And loved

So I just thought


That even though


With you

Irsquom nally


29



Untitled

Christy Le

























































































30






PO Box 606

6845 Edinger Drive



Winter 2013

















































following Taylor














































10










































on















































11



Megan

































12



Life on the Court

Laura Wildridge

Mind in the game

Eye on the ball

Step

Together

SMASH

TransitionJump

Block

Points rack up

Sweat drips down

Mind in the game

Soul

On the court


13



Untitled

Jack Martin



















































































14




























































15



Halloween Night

Tangela Hightower

Wind howling

Moon rising

Clouds forming


A dark

And stormy night

That creepy things

Hidden in shadows

Will emerge

From shaggy willows






Tangela Hightower


Theyrsquod scream


If walls could run



If walls could cry









If walls could love



If walls could die

Well then I think


16




Bella Alibrandi



To create change




And when I do





My next step



Feel any pain






Of my soul


17



An Arrow

Cayla Dedrick


















up in my boredom








the bow and aim







Katelyn

Killoran-

ldquoOld Red

Wagonrdquo






annoyed look







their color





it





















18





ldquoCharmedrdquo






























panic







ping from my hair






























19












of mine



















seemed hard















time sleeping






and nodded



this summer

















-TM]


20



A Love for a Girl

Harrison Franklin



looks of style



again


chooses


quo




personality


he is ready



the bass rumbles



this dancer

everyday


gray days masking

true blue skies

of hope lasting




DULL and BLAND


a love


stage





Up and down

around

in and out






movement


acknowledgement


close


dose




she is pursued

day after day

he searches

for the face







he searched for her


dress




once again


who attracted me


led me up and down

on a roller coaster

I pursue this girl

21



Untitled

Patrece Martin










But I am no fool





When winter leaves



22






Bella Alibrandi












talking care of her



































Melina Nicolas










calls me Kay Kay









































gentle


24




25




wakes up
















his excited face















scan over my body







whole name








wrong here















a good guy


a minute thererdquo







ldquoThanksrdquo






Nicolas said






tears

















little sick


26









felt like forever

Morgan Gunther-


27



Russian Roulette

Leah Ifraim

The spicy fumes








I feel a crunch


Spicy mayo

So creamy and rich


Jolting me alert

With each chew













28



Home

Dori Bergman


A house

Itrsquos a place

Where you belong

Itrsquos a feeling


Itrsquos a person

Who you look to


Understood

Special

And loved

So I just thought


That even though


With you

Irsquom nally


29



Untitled

Christy Le

























































































30






PO Box 606

6845 Edinger Drive



Winter 2013










































on















































11



Megan

































12



Life on the Court

Laura Wildridge

Mind in the game

Eye on the ball

Step

Together

SMASH

TransitionJump

Block

Points rack up

Sweat drips down

Mind in the game

Soul

On the court


13



Untitled

Jack Martin



















































































14




























































15



Halloween Night

Tangela Hightower

Wind howling

Moon rising

Clouds forming


A dark

And stormy night

That creepy things

Hidden in shadows

Will emerge

From shaggy willows






Tangela Hightower


Theyrsquod scream


If walls could run



If walls could cry









If walls could love



If walls could die

Well then I think


16




Bella Alibrandi



To create change




And when I do





My next step



Feel any pain






Of my soul


17



An Arrow

Cayla Dedrick


















up in my boredom








the bow and aim







Katelyn

Killoran-

ldquoOld Red

Wagonrdquo






annoyed look







their color





it





















18





ldquoCharmedrdquo






























panic







ping from my hair






























19












of mine



















seemed hard















time sleeping






and nodded



this summer

















-TM]


20



A Love for a Girl

Harrison Franklin



looks of style



again


chooses


quo




personality


he is ready



the bass rumbles



this dancer

everyday


gray days masking

true blue skies

of hope lasting




DULL and BLAND


a love


stage





Up and down

around

in and out






movement


acknowledgement


close


dose




she is pursued

day after day

he searches

for the face







he searched for her


dress




once again


who attracted me


led me up and down

on a roller coaster

I pursue this girl

21



Untitled

Patrece Martin










But I am no fool





When winter leaves



22






Bella Alibrandi












talking care of her



































Melina Nicolas










calls me Kay Kay









































gentle


24




25




wakes up
















his excited face















scan over my body







whole name








wrong here















a good guy


a minute thererdquo







ldquoThanksrdquo






Nicolas said






tears

















little sick


26









felt like forever

Morgan Gunther-


27



Russian Roulette

Leah Ifraim

The spicy fumes








I feel a crunch


Spicy mayo

So creamy and rich


Jolting me alert

With each chew













28



Home

Dori Bergman


A house

Itrsquos a place

Where you belong

Itrsquos a feeling


Itrsquos a person

Who you look to


Understood

Special

And loved

So I just thought


That even though


With you

Irsquom nally


29



Untitled

Christy Le

























































































30






PO Box 606

6845 Edinger Drive



Winter 2013



Megan

































12



Life on the Court

Laura Wildridge

Mind in the game

Eye on the ball

Step

Together

SMASH

TransitionJump

Block

Points rack up

Sweat drips down

Mind in the game

Soul

On the court


13



Untitled

Jack Martin



















































































14




























































15



Halloween Night

Tangela Hightower

Wind howling

Moon rising

Clouds forming


A dark

And stormy night

That creepy things

Hidden in shadows

Will emerge

From shaggy willows






Tangela Hightower


Theyrsquod scream


If walls could run



If walls could cry









If walls could love



If walls could die

Well then I think


16




Bella Alibrandi



To create change




And when I do





My next step



Feel any pain






Of my soul


17



An Arrow

Cayla Dedrick


















up in my boredom








the bow and aim







Katelyn

Killoran-

ldquoOld Red

Wagonrdquo






annoyed look







their color





it





















18





ldquoCharmedrdquo






























panic







ping from my hair






























19












of mine



















seemed hard















time sleeping






and nodded



this summer

















-TM]


20



A Love for a Girl

Harrison Franklin



looks of style



again


chooses


quo




personality


he is ready



the bass rumbles



this dancer

everyday


gray days masking

true blue skies

of hope lasting




DULL and BLAND


a love


stage





Up and down

around

in and out






movement


acknowledgement


close


dose




she is pursued

day after day

he searches

for the face







he searched for her


dress




once again


who attracted me


led me up and down

on a roller coaster

I pursue this girl

21



Untitled

Patrece Martin










But I am no fool





When winter leaves



22






Bella Alibrandi












talking care of her



































Melina Nicolas










calls me Kay Kay









































gentle


24




25




wakes up
















his excited face















scan over my body







whole name








wrong here















a good guy


a minute thererdquo







ldquoThanksrdquo






Nicolas said






tears

















little sick


26









felt like forever

Morgan Gunther-


27



Russian Roulette

Leah Ifraim

The spicy fumes








I feel a crunch


Spicy mayo

So creamy and rich


Jolting me alert

With each chew













28



Home

Dori Bergman


A house

Itrsquos a place

Where you belong

Itrsquos a feeling


Itrsquos a person

Who you look to


Understood

Special

And loved

So I just thought


That even though


With you

Irsquom nally


29



Untitled

Christy Le

























































































30






PO Box 606

6845 Edinger Drive



Winter 2013



Life on the Court

Laura Wildridge

Mind in the game

Eye on the ball

Step

Together

SMASH

TransitionJump

Block

Points rack up

Sweat drips down

Mind in the game

Soul

On the court


13



Untitled

Jack Martin



















































































14




























































15



Halloween Night

Tangela Hightower

Wind howling

Moon rising

Clouds forming


A dark

And stormy night

That creepy things

Hidden in shadows

Will emerge

From shaggy willows






Tangela Hightower


Theyrsquod scream


If walls could run



If walls could cry









If walls could love



If walls could die

Well then I think


16




Bella Alibrandi



To create change




And when I do





My next step



Feel any pain






Of my soul


17



An Arrow

Cayla Dedrick


















up in my boredom








the bow and aim







Katelyn

Killoran-

ldquoOld Red

Wagonrdquo






annoyed look







their color





it





















18





ldquoCharmedrdquo






























panic







ping from my hair






























19












of mine



















seemed hard















time sleeping






and nodded



this summer

















-TM]


20



A Love for a Girl

Harrison Franklin



looks of style



again


chooses


quo




personality


he is ready



the bass rumbles



this dancer

everyday


gray days masking

true blue skies

of hope lasting




DULL and BLAND


a love


stage





Up and down

around

in and out






movement


acknowledgement


close


dose




she is pursued

day after day

he searches

for the face







he searched for her


dress




once again


who attracted me


led me up and down

on a roller coaster

I pursue this girl

21



Untitled

Patrece Martin










But I am no fool





When winter leaves



22






Bella Alibrandi












talking care of her



































Melina Nicolas










calls me Kay Kay









































gentle


24




25




wakes up
















his excited face















scan over my body







whole name








wrong here















a good guy


a minute thererdquo







ldquoThanksrdquo






Nicolas said






tears

















little sick


26









felt like forever

Morgan Gunther-


27



Russian Roulette

Leah Ifraim

The spicy fumes








I feel a crunch


Spicy mayo

So creamy and rich


Jolting me alert

With each chew













28



Home

Dori Bergman


A house

Itrsquos a place

Where you belong

Itrsquos a feeling


Itrsquos a person

Who you look to


Understood

Special

And loved

So I just thought


That even though


With you

Irsquom nally


29



Untitled

Christy Le

























































































30






PO Box 606

6845 Edinger Drive



Winter 2013



Untitled

Jack Martin



















































































14




























































15



Halloween Night

Tangela Hightower

Wind howling

Moon rising

Clouds forming


A dark

And stormy night

That creepy things

Hidden in shadows

Will emerge

From shaggy willows






Tangela Hightower


Theyrsquod scream


If walls could run



If walls could cry









If walls could love



If walls could die

Well then I think


16




Bella Alibrandi



To create change




And when I do





My next step



Feel any pain






Of my soul


17



An Arrow

Cayla Dedrick


















up in my boredom








the bow and aim







Katelyn

Killoran-

ldquoOld Red

Wagonrdquo






annoyed look







their color





it





















18





ldquoCharmedrdquo






























panic







ping from my hair






























19












of mine



















seemed hard















time sleeping






and nodded



this summer

















-TM]


20



A Love for a Girl

Harrison Franklin



looks of style



again


chooses


quo




personality


he is ready



the bass rumbles



this dancer

everyday


gray days masking

true blue skies

of hope lasting




DULL and BLAND


a love


stage





Up and down

around

in and out






movement


acknowledgement


close


dose




she is pursued

day after day

he searches

for the face







he searched for her


dress




once again


who attracted me


led me up and down

on a roller coaster

I pursue this girl

21



Untitled

Patrece Martin










But I am no fool





When winter leaves



22






Bella Alibrandi












talking care of her



































Melina Nicolas










calls me Kay Kay









































gentle


24




25




wakes up
















his excited face















scan over my body







whole name








wrong here















a good guy


a minute thererdquo







ldquoThanksrdquo






Nicolas said






tears

















little sick


26









felt like forever

Morgan Gunther-


27



Russian Roulette

Leah Ifraim

The spicy fumes








I feel a crunch


Spicy mayo

So creamy and rich


Jolting me alert

With each chew













28



Home

Dori Bergman


A house

Itrsquos a place

Where you belong

Itrsquos a feeling


Itrsquos a person

Who you look to


Understood

Special

And loved

So I just thought


That even though


With you

Irsquom nally


29



Untitled

Christy Le

























































































30






PO Box 606

6845 Edinger Drive



Winter 2013




























































15



Halloween Night

Tangela Hightower

Wind howling

Moon rising

Clouds forming


A dark

And stormy night

That creepy things

Hidden in shadows

Will emerge

From shaggy willows






Tangela Hightower


Theyrsquod scream


If walls could run



If walls could cry









If walls could love



If walls could die

Well then I think


16




Bella Alibrandi



To create change




And when I do





My next step



Feel any pain






Of my soul


17



An Arrow

Cayla Dedrick


















up in my boredom








the bow and aim







Katelyn

Killoran-

ldquoOld Red

Wagonrdquo






annoyed look







their color





it





















18





ldquoCharmedrdquo






























panic







ping from my hair






























19












of mine



















seemed hard















time sleeping






and nodded



this summer

















-TM]


20



A Love for a Girl

Harrison Franklin



looks of style



again


chooses


quo




personality


he is ready



the bass rumbles



this dancer

everyday


gray days masking

true blue skies

of hope lasting




DULL and BLAND


a love


stage





Up and down

around

in and out






movement


acknowledgement


close


dose




she is pursued

day after day

he searches

for the face







he searched for her


dress




once again


who attracted me


led me up and down

on a roller coaster

I pursue this girl

21



Untitled

Patrece Martin










But I am no fool





When winter leaves



22






Bella Alibrandi












talking care of her



































Melina Nicolas










calls me Kay Kay









































gentle


24




25




wakes up
















his excited face















scan over my body







whole name








wrong here















a good guy


a minute thererdquo







ldquoThanksrdquo






Nicolas said






tears

















little sick


26









felt like forever

Morgan Gunther-


27



Russian Roulette

Leah Ifraim

The spicy fumes








I feel a crunch


Spicy mayo

So creamy and rich


Jolting me alert

With each chew













28



Home

Dori Bergman


A house

Itrsquos a place

Where you belong

Itrsquos a feeling


Itrsquos a person

Who you look to


Understood

Special

And loved

So I just thought


That even though


With you

Irsquom nally


29



Untitled

Christy Le

























































































30






PO Box 606

6845 Edinger Drive



Winter 2013



Halloween Night

Tangela Hightower

Wind howling

Moon rising

Clouds forming


A dark

And stormy night

That creepy things

Hidden in shadows

Will emerge

From shaggy willows






Tangela Hightower


Theyrsquod scream


If walls could run



If walls could cry









If walls could love



If walls could die

Well then I think


16




Bella Alibrandi



To create change




And when I do





My next step



Feel any pain






Of my soul


17



An Arrow

Cayla Dedrick


















up in my boredom








the bow and aim







Katelyn

Killoran-

ldquoOld Red

Wagonrdquo






annoyed look







their color





it





















18





ldquoCharmedrdquo






























panic







ping from my hair






























19












of mine



















seemed hard















time sleeping






and nodded



this summer

















-TM]


20



A Love for a Girl

Harrison Franklin



looks of style



again


chooses


quo




personality


he is ready



the bass rumbles



this dancer

everyday


gray days masking

true blue skies

of hope lasting




DULL and BLAND


a love


stage





Up and down

around

in and out






movement


acknowledgement


close


dose




she is pursued

day after day

he searches

for the face







he searched for her


dress




once again


who attracted me


led me up and down

on a roller coaster

I pursue this girl

21



Untitled

Patrece Martin










But I am no fool





When winter leaves



22






Bella Alibrandi












talking care of her



































Melina Nicolas










calls me Kay Kay









































gentle


24




25




wakes up
















his excited face















scan over my body







whole name








wrong here















a good guy


a minute thererdquo







ldquoThanksrdquo






Nicolas said






tears

















little sick


26









felt like forever

Morgan Gunther-


27



Russian Roulette

Leah Ifraim

The spicy fumes








I feel a crunch


Spicy mayo

So creamy and rich


Jolting me alert

With each chew













28



Home

Dori Bergman


A house

Itrsquos a place

Where you belong

Itrsquos a feeling


Itrsquos a person

Who you look to


Understood

Special

And loved

So I just thought


That even though


With you

Irsquom nally


29



Untitled

Christy Le

























































































30






PO Box 606

6845 Edinger Drive



Winter 2013




Bella Alibrandi



To create change




And when I do





My next step



Feel any pain






Of my soul


17



An Arrow

Cayla Dedrick


















up in my boredom








the bow and aim







Katelyn

Killoran-

ldquoOld Red

Wagonrdquo






annoyed look







their color





it





















18





ldquoCharmedrdquo






























panic







ping from my hair






























19












of mine



















seemed hard















time sleeping






and nodded



this summer

















-TM]


20



A Love for a Girl

Harrison Franklin



looks of style



again


chooses


quo




personality


he is ready



the bass rumbles



this dancer

everyday


gray days masking

true blue skies

of hope lasting




DULL and BLAND


a love


stage





Up and down

around

in and out






movement


acknowledgement


close


dose




she is pursued

day after day

he searches

for the face







he searched for her


dress




once again


who attracted me


led me up and down

on a roller coaster

I pursue this girl

21



Untitled

Patrece Martin










But I am no fool





When winter leaves



22






Bella Alibrandi












talking care of her



































Melina Nicolas










calls me Kay Kay









































gentle


24




25




wakes up
















his excited face















scan over my body







whole name








wrong here















a good guy


a minute thererdquo







ldquoThanksrdquo






Nicolas said






tears

















little sick


26









felt like forever

Morgan Gunther-


27



Russian Roulette

Leah Ifraim

The spicy fumes








I feel a crunch


Spicy mayo

So creamy and rich


Jolting me alert

With each chew













28



Home

Dori Bergman


A house

Itrsquos a place

Where you belong

Itrsquos a feeling


Itrsquos a person

Who you look to


Understood

Special

And loved

So I just thought


That even though


With you

Irsquom nally


29



Untitled

Christy Le

























































































30






PO Box 606

6845 Edinger Drive



Winter 2013



An Arrow

Cayla Dedrick


















up in my boredom








the bow and aim







Katelyn

Killoran-

ldquoOld Red

Wagonrdquo






annoyed look







their color





it





















18





ldquoCharmedrdquo






























panic







ping from my hair






























19












of mine



















seemed hard















time sleeping






and nodded



this summer

















-TM]


20



A Love for a Girl

Harrison Franklin



looks of style



again


chooses


quo




personality


he is ready



the bass rumbles



this dancer

everyday


gray days masking

true blue skies

of hope lasting




DULL and BLAND


a love


stage





Up and down

around

in and out






movement


acknowledgement


close


dose




she is pursued

day after day

he searches

for the face







he searched for her


dress




once again


who attracted me


led me up and down

on a roller coaster

I pursue this girl

21



Untitled

Patrece Martin










But I am no fool





When winter leaves



22






Bella Alibrandi












talking care of her



































Melina Nicolas










calls me Kay Kay









































gentle


24




25




wakes up
















his excited face















scan over my body







whole name








wrong here















a good guy


a minute thererdquo







ldquoThanksrdquo






Nicolas said






tears

















little sick


26









felt like forever

Morgan Gunther-


27



Russian Roulette

Leah Ifraim

The spicy fumes








I feel a crunch


Spicy mayo

So creamy and rich


Jolting me alert

With each chew













28



Home

Dori Bergman


A house

Itrsquos a place

Where you belong

Itrsquos a feeling


Itrsquos a person

Who you look to


Understood

Special

And loved

So I just thought


That even though


With you

Irsquom nally


29



Untitled

Christy Le

























































































30






PO Box 606

6845 Edinger Drive



Winter 2013





ldquoCharmedrdquo






























panic







ping from my hair






























19












of mine



















seemed hard















time sleeping






and nodded



this summer

















-TM]


20



A Love for a Girl

Harrison Franklin



looks of style



again


chooses


quo




personality


he is ready



the bass rumbles



this dancer

everyday


gray days masking

true blue skies

of hope lasting




DULL and BLAND


a love


stage





Up and down

around

in and out






movement


acknowledgement


close


dose




she is pursued

day after day

he searches

for the face







he searched for her


dress




once again


who attracted me


led me up and down

on a roller coaster

I pursue this girl

21



Untitled

Patrece Martin










But I am no fool





When winter leaves



22






Bella Alibrandi












talking care of her



































Melina Nicolas










calls me Kay Kay









































gentle


24




25




wakes up
















his excited face















scan over my body







whole name








wrong here















a good guy


a minute thererdquo







ldquoThanksrdquo






Nicolas said






tears

















little sick


26









felt like forever

Morgan Gunther-


27



Russian Roulette

Leah Ifraim

The spicy fumes








I feel a crunch


Spicy mayo

So creamy and rich


Jolting me alert

With each chew













28



Home

Dori Bergman


A house

Itrsquos a place

Where you belong

Itrsquos a feeling


Itrsquos a person

Who you look to


Understood

Special

And loved

So I just thought


That even though


With you

Irsquom nally


29



Untitled

Christy Le

























































































30






PO Box 606

6845 Edinger Drive



Winter 2013












of mine



















seemed hard















time sleeping






and nodded



this summer

















-TM]


20



A Love for a Girl

Harrison Franklin



looks of style



again


chooses


quo




personality


he is ready



the bass rumbles



this dancer

everyday


gray days masking

true blue skies

of hope lasting




DULL and BLAND


a love


stage





Up and down

around

in and out






movement


acknowledgement


close


dose




she is pursued

day after day

he searches

for the face







he searched for her


dress




once again


who attracted me


led me up and down

on a roller coaster

I pursue this girl

21



Untitled

Patrece Martin










But I am no fool





When winter leaves



22






Bella Alibrandi












talking care of her



































Melina Nicolas










calls me Kay Kay









































gentle


24




25




wakes up
















his excited face















scan over my body







whole name








wrong here















a good guy


a minute thererdquo







ldquoThanksrdquo






Nicolas said






tears

















little sick


26









felt like forever

Morgan Gunther-


27



Russian Roulette

Leah Ifraim

The spicy fumes








I feel a crunch


Spicy mayo

So creamy and rich


Jolting me alert

With each chew













28



Home

Dori Bergman


A house

Itrsquos a place

Where you belong

Itrsquos a feeling


Itrsquos a person

Who you look to


Understood

Special

And loved

So I just thought


That even though


With you

Irsquom nally


29



Untitled

Christy Le

























































































30






PO Box 606

6845 Edinger Drive



Winter 2013



A Love for a Girl

Harrison Franklin



looks of style



again


chooses


quo




personality


he is ready



the bass rumbles



this dancer

everyday


gray days masking

true blue skies

of hope lasting




DULL and BLAND


a love


stage





Up and down

around

in and out






movement


acknowledgement


close


dose




she is pursued

day after day

he searches

for the face







he searched for her


dress




once again


who attracted me


led me up and down

on a roller coaster

I pursue this girl

21



Untitled

Patrece Martin










But I am no fool





When winter leaves



22






Bella Alibrandi












talking care of her



































Melina Nicolas










calls me Kay Kay









































gentle


24




25




wakes up
















his excited face















scan over my body







whole name








wrong here















a good guy


a minute thererdquo







ldquoThanksrdquo






Nicolas said






tears

















little sick


26









felt like forever

Morgan Gunther-


27



Russian Roulette

Leah Ifraim

The spicy fumes








I feel a crunch


Spicy mayo

So creamy and rich


Jolting me alert

With each chew













28



Home

Dori Bergman


A house

Itrsquos a place

Where you belong

Itrsquos a feeling


Itrsquos a person

Who you look to


Understood

Special

And loved

So I just thought


That even though


With you

Irsquom nally


29



Untitled

Christy Le

























































































30






PO Box 606

6845 Edinger Drive



Winter 2013



Untitled

Patrece Martin










But I am no fool





When winter leaves



22






Bella Alibrandi












talking care of her



































Melina Nicolas










calls me Kay Kay









































gentle


24




25




wakes up
















his excited face















scan over my body







whole name








wrong here















a good guy


a minute thererdquo







ldquoThanksrdquo






Nicolas said






tears

















little sick


26









felt like forever

Morgan Gunther-


27



Russian Roulette

Leah Ifraim

The spicy fumes








I feel a crunch


Spicy mayo

So creamy and rich


Jolting me alert

With each chew













28



Home

Dori Bergman


A house

Itrsquos a place

Where you belong

Itrsquos a feeling


Itrsquos a person

Who you look to


Understood

Special

And loved

So I just thought


That even though


With you

Irsquom nally


29



Untitled

Christy Le

























































































30






PO Box 606

6845 Edinger Drive



Winter 2013






Bella Alibrandi












talking care of her



































Melina Nicolas










calls me Kay Kay









































gentle


24




25




wakes up
















his excited face















scan over my body







whole name








wrong here















a good guy


a minute thererdquo







ldquoThanksrdquo






Nicolas said






tears

















little sick


26









felt like forever

Morgan Gunther-


27



Russian Roulette

Leah Ifraim

The spicy fumes








I feel a crunch


Spicy mayo

So creamy and rich


Jolting me alert

With each chew













28



Home

Dori Bergman


A house

Itrsquos a place

Where you belong

Itrsquos a feeling


Itrsquos a person

Who you look to


Understood

Special

And loved

So I just thought


That even though


With you

Irsquom nally


29



Untitled

Christy Le

























































































30






PO Box 606

6845 Edinger Drive



Winter 2013




25




wakes up
















his excited face















scan over my body







whole name








wrong here















a good guy


a minute thererdquo







ldquoThanksrdquo






Nicolas said






tears

















little sick


26









felt like forever

Morgan Gunther-


27



Russian Roulette

Leah Ifraim

The spicy fumes








I feel a crunch


Spicy mayo

So creamy and rich


Jolting me alert

With each chew













28



Home

Dori Bergman


A house

Itrsquos a place

Where you belong

Itrsquos a feeling


Itrsquos a person

Who you look to


Understood

Special

And loved

So I just thought


That even though


With you

Irsquom nally


29



Untitled

Christy Le

























































































30






PO Box 606

6845 Edinger Drive



Winter 2013




wakes up
















his excited face















scan over my body







whole name








wrong here















a good guy


a minute thererdquo







ldquoThanksrdquo






Nicolas said






tears

















little sick


26









felt like forever

Morgan Gunther-


27



Russian Roulette

Leah Ifraim

The spicy fumes








I feel a crunch


Spicy mayo

So creamy and rich


Jolting me alert

With each chew













28



Home

Dori Bergman


A house

Itrsquos a place

Where you belong

Itrsquos a feeling


Itrsquos a person

Who you look to


Understood

Special

And loved

So I just thought


That even though


With you

Irsquom nally


29



Untitled

Christy Le

























































































30






PO Box 606

6845 Edinger Drive



Winter 2013









felt like forever

Morgan Gunther-


27



Russian Roulette

Leah Ifraim

The spicy fumes








I feel a crunch


Spicy mayo

So creamy and rich


Jolting me alert

With each chew













28



Home

Dori Bergman


A house

Itrsquos a place

Where you belong

Itrsquos a feeling


Itrsquos a person

Who you look to


Understood

Special

And loved

So I just thought


That even though


With you

Irsquom nally


29



Untitled

Christy Le

























































































30






PO Box 606

6845 Edinger Drive



Winter 2013



Russian Roulette

Leah Ifraim

The spicy fumes








I feel a crunch


Spicy mayo

So creamy and rich


Jolting me alert

With each chew













28



Home

Dori Bergman


A house

Itrsquos a place

Where you belong

Itrsquos a feeling


Itrsquos a person

Who you look to


Understood

Special

And loved

So I just thought


That even though


With you

Irsquom nally


29



Untitled

Christy Le

























































































30






PO Box 606

6845 Edinger Drive



Winter 2013



Home

Dori Bergman


A house

Itrsquos a place

Where you belong

Itrsquos a feeling


Itrsquos a person

Who you look to


Understood

Special

And loved

So I just thought


That even though


With you

Irsquom nally


29



Untitled

Christy Le

























































































30






PO Box 606

6845 Edinger Drive



Winter 2013



Untitled

Christy Le

























































































30






PO Box 606

6845 Edinger Drive



Winter 2013






PO Box 606

6845 Edinger Drive



Winter 2013

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