LAMP LIGHT WISH
by PAULA
Starlight,
Starbright,
Illuminate my crimson sight
With a bough’s ecstasy
And wicked rhapsody,
Nothing can annihilate my night.
Aye
My grace shakes the phantom off
No longer stuck in the loft of
Self-indulgence or pity.
But, I pity the fool who dares enter my sanctum of mind.
I’ll embrace the times I left
Hidden behind and shape my…
Road ahead.
I’m off, running towards the finish line
Towards the…
Infinite skies.
Starlight,
Starbright,
Concentrate on my lamp light wish.
Chill!
Don’t feel obligated.
You could be
Mistaken.
You don’t know my heart’s desires.
Don’t call me a
liar.
Alas. I have met my demise.
Yo. I never imagined him this obliged.
CHAMPIONS WE ARE
by LaMONTRAI
Get ready for Blue.
Cheer on the mighty Devils.
State title’s our goal.
Football is our thing.
Tackle hard to win the game.
Gain yards, not lose them.
We are Big and Tough.
We will fight for every win.
Each drive we will score.
Practice makes perfect.
On the field, we make change.
Our enemies fall.
We rise to the top.
48 minutes is all it takes.
Champions we are.
CRUTCH SUPPORT
by ISIAH
People live on a krutch which goes thud, thud, thud,
Because we’re weak in the knees and our backs are twisted.
That thud, thud, thud supports us as our cradle of life, it’s the
constant protection that bounds most men from being different
and imaginative.
That krutch could be a heartbeat going thud, thud, thud,
or love to another person, or fear of an unknown entity.
But God forbid, can we journey our and create a thud, thud, thud for ourselves?
We cant because we’re on a krutch that goes thud, thud, thud.
That’s not my thud, thud, thud, everyone has their morals and based on that
we have our ideals, yet we are too stuck on other’s ideals to create our own
ideas.
Thud, thud, thud.
My thud, thud, thud is different,
It’s a mixture, between the thirst for knowledge, the reason why we
exist. How my digestive system works or how dangerous syphilis is.
This is my thud, thud, thud.
And now, it’s in control
and it plans for its goals, because goals without plans are wishes.
My thud, thud, thud, is the difference between making love and just getting kisses
because it always craves for more and more, and a little bit more.
Now, just ask yourself…what is my thud, thud, thud?
ME
by JACOB
Everybody claims to be “100”
But most times they don’t speak the truth.
My trust is the hardest thing to gain
but the easiest thing to lose.
But I do know what’s truuu
And that’s my money.
It stays by my side,
and never leaves me lonely.
Smoke in the wind blowing,
making it unclear,
my past foggy
but my future is near,
Kindness is weak
in these hard times.
Cruelty runs the world,
Well… at least mine.
But I do have a downfall combining women and trust
when I should combine them with disloyalty and lust.
This is me.
RENDEZVOUS WITH HAPPINESS
by ISIAH
Glistening in the dark,
the fragrance in the air,
the chants of protestors as people become aware.
Problems at their pinnacle,
creak tremulous souls,
which gives power to the majestic
in hopes of enchanting mercy on those who atoned.
To all the hate and no grace in their lives,
in a rendezvous with happiness, completion is a chime.
No one is the same,
no funeral of these days.
No Satan to these days, unless you change your ways.
So…
Don’t risk that bird in one hand for the two in the bush.
For greatness is a vision but happiness is a must.
WHO WE ARE
Exclusive Ink is Shortridge High School's dynamic creative writing group. This is the place for our work to glow.WHAT WE DO
We write poems, short stories, essays, and whatever us inspires us. We share our work aloud and support each other.WHY WE WRITE
Because it's freedom. Because it's fun.