Drip. Drip. Drip. I lay, palms to sky,Eyes burning deep into the fluorescents.Shallow breath comes and goes without resistance. Nurses enter and exit,Unnamed, unfaced, white ghosts,One after another. They speak.I reply.They leave. Drip. Drip. Drip. Alone again.I am nothing …
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‘Being Human’ by Muskan Sheth
Is this reality?A prolonged nightmare I’d say.Looks like life has a great sense of humor,But it’s not us who’s laughing. Such fragile beings,Yet we live so indifferently,Is this naivety wrapped in ignorance?Or truth shadowed by denial?Questions I stumble upon,More often than I’d like. Surrounded by forced smiles,fake optimism, and hidden uncertainty.But, hope remains the only …
‘Syncope’ by Jenny Chen
On the 4th of July, my dad downed two glasses of whiskey at dinner. We’d spent the afternoon hiking along the resplendent shores of Walden Pond. Lapping against rocks and sand, the bright green water had been dotted with families gambolling about in bathing suits. At the pond’s far edge, beneath the pine trees’ variable …
