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Cienfuegos, River

Forces 
Volume 2024 Article 3 
4-15-2024 
A Box of Crayons 
River Cienfuegos 
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Cienfuegos, River (2024) "A Box of Crayons," Forces: Vol. 2024, Article 3. 
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Bubble Gum Wall
Karen Stepherson
A Box of Crayons
River Cienfuegos
I don’t get birthday gifts or Christmas presents,
But I find solace when the sky blushes in pinks, purples, and yellows.
On candles. On dandelions. On eyelashes.
I wish I could color the world as freely as a toddler with a box of crayons.
One after the other, juvenile indulgence, confidently grabbing for the next.
Shrapnel crayon buds breadcrumb the floor.
Covering the walls in impressionist scribbles,
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The Looking Glass
Michele Cruz
Unencumbered, only until you are caught red crayon in hand.
Immediately disciplined.
How the empty ivory walls aren’t a canvas that would look better with an elephant.
Instead, the sterile environment stands pompously taunting my pack of 16, now caged in a box.
With time, they become an artifact of happier memories that haven’t yet grayed.
If you’re lucky, only the stars in your eyes will dwarf.
I wonder if cave children got yelled at for printing their hands on the walls,
Their mark on the world.
Tonight’s sky is painted in pinks, purples, and yellows,
So, I smile that someone got away with coloring the ceiling.


English

A Box of Crayons

Tilger, Ann

Forces 
Volume 2024 Article 17 
4-15-2024 
Do You Hear the Mission Bells? 
Ann Tilger 
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Tilger, Ann (2024) "Do You Hear the Mission Bells?," Forces: Vol. 2024, Article 17. 
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Do You Hear the Mission Bells?
Ann Tilger


Do You Hear the Mission Bells?

Hu, Gilbert

Forces 
Volume 2024 Article 28 
4-15-2024 
Happy or Sad 
Gilbert Hu 
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Hu, Gilbert (2024) "Happy or Sad," Forces: Vol. 2024, Article 28. 
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Sit towards the front, not in the front
At least one apart, and as middle as possible.
Why did you move one seat over? It was fine before.
I need to see the board, the screen, and the podium.
I like the window, but I sit near the door.
I don’t like this spot but it’s too late, someone sat next to me.
There aren’t assigned seats; this isn’t high school
But that’s my seat. I thought we all understood this.
I don’t need the chair for my bag, but I need the desk space for me.
Notebook on a cant. No, actually, it’s just sideways.
Happy or Sad
Gilbert Hu
A Seat
Eilish McDonald


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