I’ve had enough
Gwen Marcott, Sports Editor
January 28, 2020
I’ve had enough This drama It’s blowing my mind Back And forth And back And forth Never reaching true consensus It keeps expanding And inflating And soon It’s gonna pop Like a bursting balloon And the boom will be loud It will ring our ears ...
Generosity
Nikoy Rooyakker, Quill Editor
January 23, 2020
It is kind and impactful, It’s a choice and it feels good to be generous. You don’t know how much impact you will have until you give. Generosity is a way of you wanting to make a difference in something, And you thinking of others before you. It doesn’t matter how lit...
Challenge yourself
Victoria Simpeh, Staff Writer
January 23, 2020
I’m hurt inside, but you try to lift me up And I’m just not in the mood for it You say I’m not trying hard enough But I am, you just can’t see it And you say challenge yourself, like it’s just not enough for you And I try to scream for help But it feels like I'm underwater ...
Bad Dreams
Lyndzeahia Gardner, Staff Writer
January 9, 2020
Bad dreams are scary pictures in your mind Bad dreams are you going blind Bad dreams is your brain fighting fear Bad dreams are you stuck in the same year Bad dreams is a spirit filled with hate Bad dreams is you as food on a plate Bad dreams are unfortunate pasts Bad dreams...
Motivation
Siarrah Taylor, Staff Poet
December 5, 2019
Breathe…don’t think about how school is harder to learn than Japanese. What’s happening...I went to choir now all of sudden I can sing ...,but that don’t mean nothing to me because I have this I don’t care mindset about school, it makes the hours longer but I don’t notice, I need home mo...
The World
Savannah Brown, Staff Writer
November 14, 2019
My heart is going crazy and beating so fast I feel like I’m about to crash on the floor, I’m on the floor and looking and looking there’s no place to call home. Mass pain, no gain I’m riled up it’s all a game with evil characters and evil people in the world. How can anyon...
Ocean of despair
Abigail Noll, Swoop Producer
October 3, 2019
I’m drowning in my thoughts, In an ocean of despair, But I wasn’t always like this, I wasn’t always here. I was walking along an ocean shore, With my feet in the damp sand, When a wave of sadness swept me off my feet, And suddenly I couldn’t breathe, Suddenly I couldn’t speak, Suddenly...
Love is pain, but I love it
Tirsit Enbackom, Campus Editor
October 3, 2019
My heart, It beats, pumps, Breaks, repairs, hurts, And many things more. My heart quenches with the Thirst for love, And the pain in it. But how much does one’s love, Tied with the pain, Consume before it snaps? They fade like a shadow illuminated by light, Fade like the falling sunset that...
A Family Trip to Ethiopia
Nikoy Rooyakker, Staff Writer
May 6, 2019
It was in the fall of 2018 when the day the rest of my family and I had been waiting for finally arrived. The Rooyakker family was going to Ethiopia. We had been waiting for this trip for years, and had saved money aside so that we could see my Ethiopian family again. We were flying into the capitol...
Stereotypes
Justin Cowan, Staff Writer
May 3, 2019
Black people jump high White No Black people fast White No Black thief White No White smart Black No White rich Black No White weird Black No These not true Not Black or White but all We all nee...
Memory of Snowfall
Apollo Oase, Staff Poet
March 18, 2019
Snowfall Fluffy flakes Swirling in wind Delicate six sided crystals Snowflakes dance through the sky Thick white powder blankets the ground Collecting on bare tree branches Ground covered in snow Beautiful and unique Feathery crystals Snowfall...
Soul
Ellie Voge, Quill Editor
October 10, 2018
The place where you keep your identity safe and alive. My soul is alive and full of creativity. I feel on top of the world. One second later I’m losing the light in front of me that has been there since I can remember. The things that come naturally to me are always somewhere ...
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