My aunts my best friend We talked every week We are miles apart, but that never mattered Are calls were always happy and fun Till one day she called And asked for my mom… They talked for a while And I waited for them to get done come to find out my aunt, my best friend and my role model Had devastating news to tell me And she didn’t know how to say it I put the phone up to my ear and I hear “Pookie?” “I love you with all my heart.” She says that she’s sick, very sick … Continue reading Packing Up Camp by Kami Mabry

Even From miles and miles high in the sky the buildings still look so big. The pilot announces “Welcome to New York” This is it. The concrete jungle. The city that never sleeps. The city comes alive. It’s breathe, the cold wind that gusts through the streets. The veins the subway system that keeps everyone and everything connected. The heart, which has the same beat that the dancers on broadway dance to. The bones, the skyscrapers that keep the city standing tall. The taxis honking, the cameras flashing, It’s beautiful chaos. Walking through the city is like a movie. Central … Continue reading New York by Amaya Mundell

With good comes bad and bad is evil This world is filled with many kinds of people All our diversity is a beautiful thing Unfortunately some people want that to change They fill our fresh air with negative thoughts It … Continue reading The World We Need by Brandon King

Here’s to the pale people. The white girls. The vampires. The pigmentally challenged. The flashlights in the dark. The ones who burn differently. They’re not tan, And have no patience for the ones who point it out. You can embrace them, laugh with them, bully them, Stereotype them, envy them, or love them. About the only thing you can’t do is break them. Because they accept things. They live. They learn. They grow. They laugh. They embrace. They love. They complete the human race. Maybe they have to be pale. How else would someone have coined the phrase “white girl”? … Continue reading Ode to the Pale People by Emma Collier

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