For my skin,

My race,

The shape of the nose 

Home on my face.

Why fear me,

I have done no wrong.

Entranced by their lies,

Drawn to their birdsong,

Alarm call.

Say that you side with me,

But then

Lie to me.

They say I’m unnatural,

And you rush to agree.

Who’s really convinced when people claim that 

This country is

Free?

Honestly,

You would believe

Anything.

If it isn’t me

Saying things.

If you think that natural

Means white washed wanderers,

And glittering dew,

Then must I paint my skin

To be natural to you?

We drive up in the blue car,

Smelling all around,

S T R E T C H,

I yawn I got up a few hours ago,

And I have been waiting for this moment.

I walk up,

Step by Step,

footprint by footprint,

Ring the bell.

This moment,

Could change my life,

 FOREVER it will be a day to remember.

I always wanted one,

To cuddle and snuggle with,

A playmate a companion,

Who shows love and compassion.

The face rounds the corner,

She  appears in the doorway

Cute as ever,

B i t e. 

Drive away,

Crying,

Never seeing  that precious face again,

I  just wanted a dog. 

Just keep swimming,

History is History,

In the race that is life.

By Alex Cobi

  

  Fallen soldiers 

 Here

             There

Most importantly in my heart

Those filthy swastikas classify hate towards people like us

The innocent people that have passed, that's on them 

Beautiful buildings,

Destroyed

They treat us like a toy

Sadly they destroyed the passion in a person

That person is me 

I used to go to a pond

A bright blue sky with dark water reflecting on me

Bright green grass with specs of dirt in them

  the reflection of the water I see myself 

A little peaceful swan

                                             But now I have to hide

                                  Because I am just an innocent little boy 

                                                     

It’s wings drastically spreaded furthermore 

Showcasing its capability to operate in flight 

As individuals have the capability to soar 

Commencing the comfortable life 

At an astonishing initial youth 

Within the delicate environment 

And its undiscovered, essential truth 

Abroad the widely distributed land 

Its elegance absolutely indescribable  

Lays a miniature, marvelous girl 

Her affection and adoration undeniable 

On the unfortunate contrary 

A depressing and distressing individual suffers 

Due to her skin’s disparate pigmentation 

Alongside her peculiar and contrasting mothers 

Her gender identity fracturing exceedingly 

Drastically demolishing beneath the immense pressure 

Being thoroughly observed as unsuccessful 

As her existence is examined with displeasure 

Although she desires sentiment within the community 

She is miserable and dwindling abroad 

However, if someone assists the unfortunate individual 

Then she would potentially not be considered flawed 

We are all acknowledged as an individual planet 

Supposedly everything within the atmosphere being ours 

Yet together, we commence an astounding galaxy 

Filled with bright, vivid stars 

Behind her, is her beach house

With her jet

of course

The sky is beautifully painted pink       

But- 

She is lonely and tired,

Of her famous life

There was just so much pressure. She wished she didn’t

Choose this lifestyle when she was five       

She rapidly ran-

Like a rabbit down the beach

She could feel the sand on her feet as she began

To feel so-

So-                                                            

Free          

It was like she was walking on clouds

It doesn’t even feel real

Then she was woken up by her manager

It was just a dream 

It was 2019 just before covid. 

There was a bully who was mean. 

He was seeking ridiculous revenge. 

Bolduc would be bullied everyday 

the bully would make fun of him for his awful stench

 that was as bad as a wet sock. 

Bolduc wanted revenge on the bully.

 Bolduc wanted to have a fight with the bully.

 But during the fight the bully saw that revenge is

 not worth it. The bully was only giving Bolduc a hard time because of jealousy.
 When they fought Bolduc did not fight right.

 So the people found out that revenge might not be right. 

A long one,                                                                                                                      

It will cause you problems.                                                                                      

It will hurt,                                                                                                                     

Let the sand glow and flow through your toes,                                                        

They bring wet sand that can build any sand structure possible.             

But dreadful another
But you just have to find the end of that dark and grey rainbow. 

Walk on top of that dull stripe across the sky,
And you will eventually find the end of it.

And once you do,

You will find something,
And that something is the real YOU                          
A person with new opportunities and an open-hearted mind
The cheerful, confident, and courageous person, will 

jump out.

It's a lot of work to find that person

It's also hard to be that person,

But just remember,

That person isn’t far      away.

Even when he was surrounded by the company of the blanket

he still felt lonely

even when being surrounded by people

He was ignored

Not adored. 

Tired eyes looked up at the stars

Sleepless nights made him tired;

wary of the things lurkin’ in the dark.

He rested on the window, not hot nor cold

Feelin’ calm.

Feelin’ C a l m.

Fear was the only thing driving’ him from sleep.

But the sleepiness drowned out the fear

Soon enough he was lulled to sleep.

All he remembered was a burnin’ house,

Ragin' fire that never seemed to cease

The screams of agony 

Painful screams.

He struggled to wake. 

 Being trapped in an endless loop 

Seeing everyone suffer around him

What's 

not 

to 

love?

In search of an answer, 

Unable to find,

Such a distant wonder.

The water 

R

 E

  C

   H

    E

     S

     

       O

        U

         T

It’s shivering hand,

Pulling me deeper,

Farther from land.

Then a light flickers,

I start to float up,

Swimming faster than light

And faster than sight.

Here comes a school,

Who trample on by,

Leaving nothing behind.

Not even an eye. 

Once they pass,

I begin a path,

No obstacles can stand in my way. 

I look all around,

Nothing can be found,

Not eels or squids,

It’s all a black blur. 

Swimming around,

With no sight,

But then I see the tiniest speck of light,

Beginning my quest towards the white, 

Getting brighter by the second,

My treasures near,

I’ve got no fear,

It’s almost here. 

I break through the surface,

With a powerful purpose,

Colors filling my eyes,

Under the bright shining sky. 

Overlooking a green cul-de-sac

Sat a Lego brick. 

The brick was not unordinary,

No, simply just a 4x4 studded

square piece of plastic. 

Heck, even its bright red color

Hastily painted on in a factory

Was becoming a drab, dull shade.

What was it for?

It could not think of a reason.

It wasn’t meant to be read, 

Opened, or eaten…

It was

nothing. 

Until one day

Multiple, multicolored bricks fell onto the table.

Just like the red, they were normal.

Then

click. 

They fit perfectly together. 

Through many more clicks,

They created something beautiful.

What’s all the fuss?

I must ask,

Why?

Why do we “speak for the trees”

When the trees have the bees?

The oxygen is a plus,

Though I find trees too much fuss.

Instead, I think of another.

Highly efficient, spongy and damp

This description

Will be sufficient,

For the one I think of.

Moss.

Yes, moss,

Those tiny clusters of life.

Underrated as such,

Think once more about your focus.

Is there another you have ignored?

This may be a question,

Or a metaphor in this great game of life.

So turn your gaze outward, and

Sometimes up 

Sometimes down 

But it’s all around 

We need to reduce our waste 

To keep this planet green 

We must push to keep it clean 

Cars rushing down streets 

Its smoke turns air behind them gray 

Seeing the trees crying 

And their fallen burnt leaves dying 

It’s in front of our eyes 

But we chose to ignore it  

This planet is in need  

Not greed 

Look at our waters      

Plastic and oils     

Spilling in  

Dolphins caught in nets 

And sea turtles necks wrapped in 

Plastic  

Ice in the north 

now melting 

Polar bears losing their homes

In my dreams 

Seeing green grass 

And clear water 

We must care for this planet

We must love this planet

Because it's the only one we have

And the only one we share

As one community

They cast out the flowers, pulling out the roots

Summer will leave me broken and warm 

I love the spring, to bring neat trees 

For the trees to cover and give me shade 

Are the daylights of my day 

I hate the fall and love the winter 

For after winter comes the spring 

After the snow comes the warmth 

For the flowers outshine me, which I hate 

I hate the leaves 
getting me down to a pile of hate

All the weeds

Pulling me down

I stomp my way around the weeds

With my shoes filthy with death

I'm in the driveway shooting with stare

 Sometimes I wish that I was over there but I just always declare

   don't go over there. Because this is my piece of mind the swoosh when the puck hits 

the net it sounds just like a fighter jet

 i bet i can do it again and again

 i'll do this forever without a care

 because i like it more than loud music and bright lights 

just me and my net as red as can be when i shoot i feel free like a bird in the sky 

I don’t want to be a part of that jamboree I’ll just shoot my pucks with glee