Category: lament

Yejun K. // HOPE

Hope is irrelevant, a dashed streak of scarlet
That crisscrosses the souls of scapegoats.
Just like the peace before the storm,
It lingers around its victims;
An anesthetic before the inevitable.

Like a shepherd struggling to control his flock,
Iscariot sends it away with a kiss.
Swept away like dust under the scrutiny of the legionnaires
And a blatant travesty in the name of love
That wipes their slate clean for God’s eyes to see.

It is of the Fountain,
Reborn within every human.
It is Janus, immortal only in the eyes of creatures
For it is transcended by nothing but darkness,
Resigned to drifting through the void of space.

Fynn Jueppner // HEADACHES FROM HOMEWORK

I dislike Douches and Dumbasses
Math, Spanish, and Science classes

I hate Hats and Horses
Homework, Textbooks, and failing my Courses

I’m not fond of Frantics and Fakes
Fat Cats, Head-, and Stomach-Aches

Don’t like Losers and Liars
Rain, Pickles, and singing in Choirs

I criticize Cancer and Cottage Cheese
Pigeons, Planes, and Alzheimer’s Disease

I despise Dunkins and Drama
Writing, Citing, and Striped Pyjamas

Why these things disgust me?
I don’t know; it seems outrageous, I see

Maybe it’s me that has a problem.

Henry F. // BROKEN CLOCK

Only right two times a day,
That’s what all the world will say.

My arms lay broken at my side,
In broken glass my hands do hide.

A stray ball that came my way,
Broke my soul while kids did play.

Gears that used to fit so well,
Began to grind, that’s all I could tell.

I used to click so tried and true,
Now my state is oh so blue.

My way of life I could abide,
Now left with my tarnished pride.

Lucca W. // OVERSEAS

South of the long lake lies
A city surrounded by rock
A tower looms over the sky
Casting shadows over every block

Both lake and city are struck by storm
And thunder cracks as hail becomes thorns

Coastal waters rise and crash
As skyward islands start to quake
The calmest waves whip and thrash
And harrows the deep, blue lake

The tower stands devoid of pain
As buildings are befallen with rain
The ice cold water blitz urban sprawl
As rivers run down cracked asphalt

But bitter clouds won’t stay for long
As westerly winds push them on.
And civilization can start anew
The restart seems quite overdue