On Sharing a Hotel Room
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Bridget D.
Sep 22, 2023
Where Am I From?
Where am I from? A question I continuously ponder. Is it where I was born? Is it where I’ve lived the longest? Is it where my family...
Guest Writer
Aug 18, 2023
Dandelion in a Forest
This poem was sent to us by Addie Z., a 12th grader stationed in the United States. Do you have a story to share with your fellow...
Ella W.
Jul 31, 2023
Chronology
I leave homes like shedding skins, and sometimes when I tell people I lived in Germany, I think it's wrong to say 'I,' because it wasn't...
Michaela M.
Jul 17, 2023
C'est La Vie
This poem was sent to us by Michaela M., a ninth grader stationed in Hawaii. Do you have a story to share with your fellow military...
Loretta S.
Jun 28, 2023
a final last look
almost forgotten Home it looked so terribly unfamiliar tile floors and white walls like photos had not lined them I have come back for a...
Abby H.
May 12, 2023
The New Neighbor
A new neighbor She just arrived The movers' mid labor She looks sleep deprived I go over, wave my hand She greets me with a smile on her...
Ella W.
May 8, 2023
Paper Planes
The card gets folded into a paper plane, paper memories, paper friendship. But paper planes don't prepare you for the real thing. The...
Ayslin K.
May 1, 2023
A Simple Truth
Counting down the minutes until the final box would make its way into the truck, I silently prayed that this was all just a bad dream. Of...
Lilly Saint
Apr 17, 2023
Life As A Military Brat: A Poem
My home is in my heart, I always need a new start, I make friends everywhere I go, It makes no difference, I know, It will never change,...
Jasmine Lugan
Mar 27, 2023
Two Peas, One pod
Your smile. Contagious to anyone who sees you. I feel whole for the first time ever. Here and there, laughs and giggles, running at night...
Ella W.
Mar 15, 2023
Long Distance
It triumphs over our trust, our commitment, our effort. I miss you. I can't remember what it feels like when the video calls are enough....
Jasmine Lugan
Feb 15, 2023
Mask
Try it on. Put it on. Keep it on. Once you have it on, You can’t take it off. The addiction. The fear. The loneliness. You can’t see me-...
Ayslin K.
Feb 10, 2023
I Serve Too
My dad is often met with the phrase, "Thank you for your service." In the Walmart checkout line, after church sessions, between gas...
Zoe B.
Jan 13, 2023
The Window Seat
Here I am again, staring out a window at the concrete, as the engines begin to roar. Engines. Concrete. I try not to think, because then...
Ayslin K.
Dec 9, 2022
The Hue of "Goodbye"
Raindrops sprinted down the cold glass of my back passenger window. The feeling of my aching heart was drowned out by the last whiff of...
Ella W.
Sep 7, 2022
Upon Leaving the Ocean
Saying goodbye to a home is always hard, but the beautiful natural world of coastal California was especially painful to leave behind. I...
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