We had 9 months together, just you and me.It was our time to learn about each other.You didn’t know then, but I would be your only daughter.We would develop a relationship like no other.“You got it right!” Your Mother exclaimed,On that fateful day I was born.With three boys at home, a baby girl was a…
A POSTCARD WINTER Briana Charlton ’16
Walk with me, this guided curveSwaying, while you swiftly swerveTaste the breeze, in the airCry out to the voices, in utter despairFollow now, this burning coalInevitably, it will swallow you wholeSuch a terrifying assumptionThese threats of consumptionJust wait for the eruptionIt will cause such suctionBend what is realSo you may concealBend it in twoTo hide…
By Joseph Aukward, Psy.D. `27 This place is dark. It is cold and lifeless.I wither at the bottom, wondering how I fell so far.The Pit claws past me, stretching towards eternityIt was once a ring about my feet,A barrier my eyes did not see.It grew as I slipped,Covering me with its shadows.It feeds on my…
Philadelphia Gun Violence Crisis is on the riseThe Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence reportsAt the end of 2022, 516 HomicidesVictims non-fatal, 1,667Father God we need you to reign down from HeavenStoneleigh foundation says 472 shooting victims were fatalNow they live a life that’s unstableMore than 200 people under 18 have been shotHow do we handle…
Thomas W. Epp, Math Center To start a Möbius tripRun along the infinite stripOn both sides you’ll driveUntil you arriveTo Start a Möbius trip
Miles Johnson-Foreman `23 It was an abnormally hot Saturday morning and Eric was sitting in his kitchen eating Corn Flakes to the morningweather report from the radio.“If you can help it, do not go outside!” The reporter warned. Eric wished he could stay inside where there was airconditioning but he knew he had to be…
Laura Kuhn, M.F.A., English Department Adjunct My mother holds forth at the table,tracing dirty plates with a moistened finger —licking the crumbs she swipes from one plate, then another.Savoring it all;nobody’s watching.My father, in the next room, watches a game.He takes no part in the conversation, but interjectscorrections to let her know he’s there.The mighty…
SIGNS OF LIFE Andrea Wentzell ’15
They just gave me a new placement. It was a shock, becauseI thought things were fine where I was. But you never know aboutplacements; the general wisdom is there is no way to understand them.So I am upset about the move, even though it looks good so far—theyput me in a room of my own,…