A Life of Moving
This article was sent to us by Natalie S., an eighth grader stationed in Texas. Do you have a story to share with your fellow military...
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Military Teen
POETRY
Abby H.
Nov 15
New Places and Faces
Every year, a brand new school starts, Holding onto memories, but leaving parts. Faces change, the names unknown, In every place, a new...
Abby H.
Sep 9
Back to (A New) School
A new school year begins today, With corridors both old and strange, New faces fill the crowded hall, As schedules shift and friendships...
Amiliya S.
Aug 5
We Aren't Weeds
I am rather insignificant, and not very impressive. Not like the orchidaceae, or even the bright helianthus. But I grow. And grow, and...
Lilly Saint
Jul 29
Moving
I am a military brat. Which entails leaving and likely losing friends on a three-year basis. This was a challenge that I was ready to...
Ayslin K.
Jul 12
A MilKid's Summer Song
Summers of adventure, summers of change, A MilKid's life, always in range. Summers of exploration, of discovering new places, meeting new...
Abby H.
Jun 21
True Roots
a child of the military's stride moved often with homes far and wide through empathy's light their heart learned to fight and find where...
Ayslin K.
May 24
Memory Lane
I haven't seen your favorite hat since the day you moved away. The tires on our bikes went flat the day you moved away. I remember...
Abby H.
Apr 5
A Perspective Uncanny
A drawing to one is a reminder of the chores one must do later. The drawing looked like a pile of laundry on a teenage boy’s floor,...
Bridget D.
Mar 29
Change Is Coming
There’re boxes around, Nothing can be found. Where’s my dresser? Where’s my TV? Where’s everything That belongs to me? The neighbors - I...
Bridget D.
Jan 15
Memories
I sit here and think up in my room Of all the places where I have bloomed The friends I had in different places I can think distinctly of...
Guest Writer
Jan 1
Blowies
This poem was sent to us by Iona P., a college freshman stationed in Virginia. Do you have a story to share with your fellow military...
Abby H.
Dec 18, 2023
The Holidays
In the nights of happiness and cheer Hold your loved ones near Embrace friends with bonds so strong Fill the room with laughter, a...
Elisabeth H.
Dec 11, 2023
TDY Isn't Temporary
TDY. Temporary duty. Just a few weeks - that’s not too long, right? He won’t miss too much, right? Maybe. Maybe it won’t be too bad....
Ella W.
Nov 20, 2023
I Am Not a Selfish Jerk
"Saturday, December 18th: Strike!!! Remember, only selfish jerks skip the strike! Let's get the stage nice and clean and ready for the...
Abby H.
Nov 13, 2023
The Last Goodbye
Say goodbye I’ll definitely come back, I’ll try. 500 miles far, Only by car. We call every day, Until one night, there is just no way....
Guest Writer
Nov 6, 2023
Life Unexpected – Leaving the Military Life
This article was sent to us by Elly M., a grown-up Army brat stationed at the Royal Air Force Wattisham in Suffolk, England. Do you have...
Lilly Saint
Oct 27, 2023
Home: A Poem
Home. Never have I ever had the luxury to call a place such a name. Through countries and cities. I search and I search For nothing to...
Ella W.
Oct 6, 2023
On Sharing a Hotel Room
we interrupt kick this dream kick for a brief kick announcement: your little sister, still talking with 'ar's that make her sound like...
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...
Moira J.
Jun 1, 2022
A Study on Diffusion
If you drop a bowl of cereal, Fling its contents out, Some of the Cheerios will be flung so far They get lost in the corners. Other...
Emma M.
Mar 23, 2022
Dewdrop: A Poem On Loss
Loss is an essential part of the military kid experience. While loss and grief are part of the human experience in general, the kind of...
Lillianna R.
Jan 24, 2022
Simply Just Human
I remember his last warm embrace before he walked the other way, I remember the day he first called home from far far away I remember the...
Anna V.
Jan 3, 2022
Snowflakes
Snowflakes fall softly like powdered sugar on rye. Never faltering from the sparkling sky, Oblivious to the frosty cold, Wondering where...
Anna V.
Nov 15, 2021
Life Seasons
Life is a beautiful circle of growth and discovery. Summer ending, New beginning. A flower curling, dying, breaking. A flower unfurling,...
DJ McCoy
Feb 14, 2021
Ways Away: A Valentine's Day Poem
I hope your love will warm me Ways away For your love is what kept me alive Every single day I would be happy to remain where I am But I...
Isaac B.
Nov 16, 2020
No, we really didn’t start the fire
No really, we didn’t start the fire. We haven’t even graduated from high school!
Loretta S.
Sep 30, 2020
Dandelion
A "poem" of the moves I have experienced through metaphor. A dandelion has risen, and she is born in a world full of sunshine and...
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