ALUMNI POETRY CORNER
TAKE HEED
By AUTUMN MAULLER
You don't know it, but I often escape to the top of a tree,
To watch as the sun sinks slowly behind the hills.
As the bright light of day fades into the calming darkness of night,
The stars appear and the sky suddenly fills.
There's a calming sensation that fills your heart
as this event takes place.
A slight moment when the world no longer exists.
And you're filled with a feeling of grace.
It's a feeling I often long for,
Yet don't always find
for it can only be achieved
through true peace of mind.
So if you ever get a chance to experience this feeling.
Take heed, and cherish it.
For it can linger for days,
or it can stay only for a little bit.
IT'S DISTURBING
By AUTUMN MAULLER
It's disturbing how sometimes, your best just isn't good enough.
How you try your hardest, but it's just too tough.
It's disturbing to know, you're not as good as you thought.
That you could never catch up, no matter how hard you fought.
It's disturbing how you don't know what people think.
What image they see of you, every time they blink.
It's disturbing how people judge, on just the first glance.
How what just one person says, can keep you from experiencing the dance.
It's disturbing how people, take others opinions to heart.
How only one harsh remark, can tear you apart.
It's disturbing how people know nothing about you.
Yet they patronize you, and treat you the way they do.
It's disturbing how some have more than they ever wanted.
And then those who can't get what they need are taunted.
It's disturbing how these things all take place, yet nothing's ever done.
You could take a stand and do something, but wait, that might ruin your fun.
Only a small few get to sing.
And that's just disturbing.
ONLY IF
By MELISSA SUMMERS
When I hear your name I think.
when someone starts talking about you
I think.
I just cant get you out of my mind.
I have so many question.
but no way to ask them.
No
way to express how I feel.
I just cant help it.
It's so hard to get your name out of my head.
It's hard
to express my feeling
'cause you might laugh at me
I just need more info.
more time to ask my questions.
Only
if...
Only if you knew
I DO
By MELISSA SUMMERS
I do.
Those are the words you say
when they mean
they'll be with you
for the rest of your life
through sickness and health,
death do us part.
Do people keep their promises? No!
Today you see parents getting divorced.
Maybe one person didn't keep their promise.
Maybe they both didn't keep it.
It doesn't matter. They broke their promise.
So why do we say the words
if we are not going to keep them.
If you are not going to keep your promise,
then please don't take my heart out
on the day you say you want a divorce.
So if you're not going to keep your promise
then don't say
I DO!
