madeleinec0

The worst day was the one where I glanced back and you didn't.
For leaving is silent, but being left is ear-splitting.
You did nothing to destroy me.
And in turn, I went deaf.

Her gaze lingered, just a second too long, and suddenly the lighting changed. I reflected back down onto the fabric I'd covered myself in, now horrified as I looked quickly away in dismay.

For many, the inauguration of Joe Biden is seen as a close on the era of chaos. No longer does the man ruling our country use derogatory terms towards women and immigrants.

My tree is a razor-sharp memory
Sticky pine and strong, safe trunk
Perched on the edge of a forgotten home
Which all my love has sunk

From four years old I gathered round
Lighting up at pinecones found

5:01 PM
His worn size 12 sneakers met the surface of the cobblestone arching bridge
Within them lie tired aching feet
Burdened by the impaired dictator they were forced to support
Striking stone after stone,

    In the dark yet illuminated night, my four closest friends and I drove the empty roads of Maine. We all came from different states and had met four years earlier at summer camp.