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LAMENT

By Lynn Kim, M.S. `24 Fogelsville, WednesdayI walk on dappled sunspotsunder arched maplesand cloudless domewatch leaves fallto woodland floorhear drops,feel their spatteron my shoulderscarry on and knowthe tall timberin its leaved gloryrustling in the windweeps for me,rain I hold locked in.

TO YOU, MY MOTHER

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…

THE PIT

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…

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

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…

TEMPORARY INSANITY

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…

AFTERLIFE
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AFTERLIFE

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…