‍After witnessing the look on my student’s face when he talked back to me and later apologized.

Mr. Slaten

Is it the tongue I need to tame?

Or is it just the quickest line of defense

for the heel stomping heart,

the tingling cheeks,

the whipping eyes, 

of my unexpectedly cornered 

inner circus master 

that’s always known he 

was really the wild one.

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The Irritating Reality of Writer’s Block

Lauren Tyler

A complete lack of inspiration

There’s nothing in my brain

Hopefully writer’s block is like a virus

I’ve had it once

So I’ll never have it again

I’ve never felt so bland

I’m just a ship stuck on land

Sinking in the sand

A night sky without stars

And a sea with no water

This poem may seem inspired

But trust me - it’s not

This is more out of desperation

And agitation

To get rid of my writer’s block

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