ISSUE 5: EXHALE

Oh, Word?
 TABLEOFCONTENTS
Cover Page - Safiya Whar ton

Table of Contents Ar t - Emmanuel Beatty

1. Acacia Grose - "To Exist"

2.Emily Tur ner - "I Love You To The Moon
and Back"
3. Amareni Tor res - "Yor t"
4.Rashaya Johnson - "Paper "
5. Kaya Trefz - "Goldfish Dreams"
6.Which Teacher Are You Most Like? Quiz
7. Cathy Chan - "For Spr ing"
8.Taylor Townes - "The Man"
9.Teacher Quiz Results
10. Zodiac Signs . . . When It Comes to
Relaxation
 To Ex i st
by Acacia Grose
I wan t to tak e m idn igh t car r ides
wh en th e sk y is dar k
l ik e a qu iet l il y pon d fil l ed with ir idescen t coy fish
I wan t to r ead you poetr y u n der th e En gl ish ivy th at tan gl es
itsel f
with in taped au tu m n l eaves an d sh r ivel ed l aven der
I wan t to sit between vel vet l in ed cu sh ion s an d watch as you
tal k m y h ead off
for wor ds to r u n off you r ton gu e with su bstan ce
an d spil l on to m y ch est with gr ace
I wan t to l isten to a voice of jazz an d sil k pil l ow cases
th at tr eads l igh tl y wh en it com es to m y an ger
n ot tak in g it as for ce bu t as passion
i wan t to l ay bar e stom ach again st cool h ar dwood as we
col or
fin ger s tr ippin g over on e an oth er
as we attem pt to soak th e fl oor in pal e bl u es an d cr eam y
yel l ows
I wan t to be sh aped an d r esh aped
I wan t to be fol ded in to you l ik e th e th ick est piece of l ace
tissu e paper
I wan t to be th e ice with in you r wal k an d m el t with you r
footsteps
I wan t ou r en er gies to m atch ou r waves to for give
An d ou r ideas of existin g to n ever be th e sam e

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 I Love You To
The Moon and Back
by Emily Tur ner
Ever y n igh t
befor e I fal l asl eep
th e u n iver se tu ck s m e in for bed,
l eavin g n o spaces for m on ster s
to cr eep u n der m y cover s
an d pu l l at m y toes.

Sh e tel l s m e a stor y,
if sh e?s n ot too tir ed,
abou t a gir l
with star s in h er eyes
l ik e th e on es in h er own

Befor e sh e par ts,

so th e Ear th can or bit,
in to a n ew day,
Sh e?s su r e
to r ecite th e Lor d?s pr ayer.

Sh e k isses m e on th e h ead,
with a m ou th th at bir th s su per n ovas,
an d tel l s m e sh e l oves m e
befor e sh u ttin g th e l igh t
an d cl osin g m y bedr oom door.

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 Yor t
by Amareni Tor res
I watch you r face wh il e you ?r e sl eepin g,
catch in g ever y eye twitch , I h ol d you tigh ter.
I'm pr otectin g you fr om al l th e dem on s th at ar e after m e.
I stil l h ave con sequ en ce to face
I don ?t wan t be th is way.
dr own in g in a pool with n o water
Tel l m e I?m wor th it.
I watch you r l ips wh il e you speak
Catch in g h ow you r ton gu e fl ick s with ever y syl l abl e.

I'm a l in gu ist, deciph er in g you r ar ch aic l an gu age an d

tak in g it as m y own
Al l wh il e stu dyin g for al l th e tim es I wil l h ave to do m y
im pr ession of you after you ?r e gon e.
I don ?t wan t you to l eave
Scar ed l ik e a caged bir d
I an n oy you with m y speak in g bu t I?m ju st tr yin g to sin g
for you .
I watch you r fin ger s wh il e you r ol l , catch in g h ow I m iss
wh en you tou ch m e.
I?d l ik e to bel ieve th at wh en you ar en ?t tou ch in g m e
You ?r e pr otectin g m e fr om al l th e dem on s after you .
Cau se you stil l h ave con sequ en ces to face.
You don ?t wan t to be th is way
Bu t I tel l you you ?r e wor th it.

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 Paper
by Rashaya Johnson
I in h al e paper ,it?s good for m y br ain .
It l ays fl at ar ou n d m y sk u l l an d sin k s in to m y
m em or y.

I dr in k th e in k an d digest its sweetn ess.

It fl ows th r ou gh m y bl oodstr eam an d soon
becom es apar t of m y bl ood.

I am n ever tir ed of its wor ds, I m ean n o h ar m

wh en I
Don 't tel l you m y th ou gh ts.

Th ey?r e pr eciou s.

On e day I?l l l ove th e n am e wr itten in a h u n dr ed

l an gu ages on th e top of th e page.
M aybe you wil l too, wh en you l ear n to n ot ch ew
on er aser s,
An d swal l ow th em to get r id of you r m em or y of
m e.

I th in k I?l l con tin u e to wr ite in Red in k , in th e

col or of m y bl ood on to,
A page.

An d even wh en you cr u m bl e it u p, m y n am e,
m y wor ds, wil l stil l be th er e.

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 Goldfish Dreams
by Kaya Trefz
I feel so sm al l l ik e I cou l d n estl e m ysel f in
som eon e?s pock et, dr iftin g weigh tl ess am on g
k eys an d for gotten wr apper s of gu m . If I sl ipped
an d fel l , th e r ain wou l d car r y m e in to th e dr ain s.
I?d fu m bl e between th e sl its of th e sewer an d dr ift
in to obl ivion , m u ch l ik e water r u n n in g th r ou gh
th e dr ain in th e sin k , n ever to be seen again .Th e
th ou gh t of bein g weigh tl ess teases m e. Of l ettin g
go u n til I am n oth in g, sm al l er th an I feel , ?Poor
gir l got sick of r idin g coattail s.? I?ve m istak en th e
r awn ess of Decem ber air as cl ar ity. Tr u th fu l l y
an swer s can ?t be fou n d h idden in spite an d pain
an d I wish som eon e h ad tol d m e th is befor e I pu t
on a coat of u n cer tain ty. I am sm al l er th an th e sel f
dou bt th at con su m es m e, bu t l ar ger th an
m iscon ception s. I won der if on m y way down th e
gr ates if I m igh t l an d in a con tain er of gol dfish ,
h ol l owed ou t by th e h an ds an d sm il es of you n g
ch il dr en . If in stead of bein g swal l owed by th e
m u r k y water s I m ay sail to safety am on g th e
sm il in g cr ack er s, sh aped by ch il dr en wh o m ay
h ave n ever seen a fish .

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 What k i nd of mus i c do you l i s t en t o?
1. Br u ce Spr in gsteen
2. H ozier
3. Car di B
4. Tam e Im pal a
I f you wer e s t r anded on an i s l and
and c oul d onl y have one ob j ec t wi t h
you, what woul d i t b e?
1. On e of you r copies of "To Kil l a M ock in gbir d"
2. A book to wr ite poetr y in
3. A gol d stapl er
4. Sock s with dogs on th em

What s t or e ar e you mos t l i kel y t o

1. Zu m iez s hop at ?
2. Th e CAPA m er ch cl oset
3. Patagon ia
4. Ban an a Repu bl ic

I f you wer e a t eac her ,what t ype of

s t udent do you t end t o f avor ?
1. Stu den ts with th e sam e m u sic taste as m e
2. Passion ate on es
3. Stu den ts wh o h ave fl ower y wr itin g
4. Non e, th ey'r e al l th e sam e

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 For Spring
by Cathy Chan
I wait for spr in g to wel com e th e sm el l of cu t
l awn s in to ou r h om e. M or n in g l igh t peak s over th e
n eigh bor ?s h ou se, l ettin g m e dip th e edges of th e sk y
in ch al k y pastel s. I bl en d th e col or s an d watch th em
wash away u n til spr in g h el ps m e fal l asl eep with l igh t
sh ower s an d cr ick et son gs. I th an k th e spr in g
for war m in g m y h an ds th at h ave been
l eft col d for too l on g an d doodl in g sail boats
acr oss m y ar m . Th e spr in g br igh ten s ou r
yel l owed wal l paper an d th e fak e fl ower s in
th eir l on el y vase, even wh en I pu sh th em
back in to th e cor n er.
I h ol d m y br eath waitin g for win ter to
disappear fr om m y m in d, r esettin g an y expectation s
u n til th e col d br eak s m y h ear t again . Th e win ter
m ak es m y r oom a par adox of com for t th at?s col d an d
str ess th at?s pr em atu r e. M y win ter s ar e l oom in g
th r eats th at l ife on l y gets wor se, bu t th is year ?s
ten sion h as on l y bu il t u p, l eavin g m e scar ed for n ext
year. I?m sor r y for m y win ter ,it m ak es m e too sm al l to
tou ch th e sk y an d wash th e an ger ou t of m y h air.
Bu t for n ow, I?l l settl e for pl astic yel l ow fl ower s
in sm al l pots ar ou n d ou r r oom an d th an k in g spr in g
for al ways r etu r n in g, so I can br eath e again .

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 Th e M an
by Taylor Townes
Th e m an Th e feath er s
W ith h is cap W ith th eir h u m an l ik e
Tipped to th e r igh t sh adows

Feel s th e pr ick l es Castin g sn eezy

Of feath er s Su ppl e

Tick l in g h im l ik e th ose Sen tim en ts

Su n days ch asin g h is An d peach y

big br oth er to ch u r ch Pl u m m ed
Th e br eath s l aced with Ch eek s
l au gh ter Never m in d th e gr ey
sk y
Th at sweet k in d Or th e win dow h e
W h er e eyes squ eeze for got to cl ose
tigh t Lettin g in h air s
An d bel l ies begs for Pl u ck ed by th e win d
m er cy.
An d fl oatin g
Back to
H im .

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 Whi c h Teac her
ar e you mos t
l i ke?
Mostly 1's...
Mr . I ppol i t o!
You 'r e ver y l aid back . You pr each in depen den ce an d l ove you r
down tim e to r ead an d l isten to m u sic. You al so en joy bon din g
with oth er s over you r in ter ests.

Mostly 2's...
Ms. Kr amny!
You 'r e a m in im al ist. You wan t to en joy th e l ittl e th in gs in
l ife an d m ak e th e m ost of ever y secon d of it. You 'r e ver y in
tu n e with you r sel f an d th ose wh o you su r r ou n d you r sel f
with .

Mostly 3's...
Ms. Har r !
You 'r e ver y or gan ized. In itial l y you ar e gu ar ded wh en
m eetin g n ew peopl e, bu t on ce you feel com for tabl e with
th em , you can be qu ite sar castic. If it's n ot you r way,it's
th e h igh way! Dr y h u m or is you r favor ite type of h u m or.

Mo s t l y 4 ' s . . .
Mr . Sc hob el !
You l ove you r station ar y item s & sar casm ! It's h ar d for
you to open u p bu t on ce peopl e get to k n ow you , th ey
l ove you r th ou gh t pr ocess. You 'r e ver y easy to tal k to
an d tak e jok es with a gr ain of sal t.

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 Zodiac Signs....
When it comes to Relaxation
Ar ies: Tak es a h ot k ick -boxin g cl ass

Tau r u s: Tak es a 24-h ou r n ap

Gem in i: Cal l s u p th e l ocal dr u g deal er

Can cer : Bin ge-watch es th eir favor ite

ser ies

Leo: Goes for a ver y aggr essive jog

Vir go: Dr own s sel f in m or e wor k

Libr a: Tea an d yoga

Scor pio: Pl ays viol en t video gam es

Sagittar iu s: Food bin ge

Capr icor n : Com pl etes 1000 piece

pu zzl e

Aqu ar iu s: Tak es a vacation

Pisces: Sn u ggl es with pet

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 Editors
Rah een Br idges Victor ia Ph am
Joh n Br yson Ciar a Ragan
Lau r en Bu r ton Al iyah Rios
Cath y Ch an Zu zan n a Rzotk iewicz
Acacia Gr ose H aby Sow
Am ar en i Tor r es
Tr in ity H or n e
Tayl or Town es
Rash aya Joh n son
Ken ya Tr u itt
Tim m y Lawr en ce
Em il y Tu r n er
An an da Lon g
Kyan a Zayas
An n ie Nix

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