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May 13, 2012
Zach awoke in a cold sweat. He looked around the cement room at the cracked walls as the dim halogen tube lights flickered above him. He got up and walked to the TV built into the wall and turned up the volume. He’d earlier turned it down as far as it would go; government regulation television... Read more »
Sylvia Yang
May 4, 2012
I really don’t mean to offend or pry, But often times, I have to wonder why: Why do guys have to wear saggy pants? At school, wherever I happen to glance, Guys are trying hard to walk with “swag,” As if they are bragging on how they sag. Maybe they think it makes them look tough- So very manly,... Read more »
May 3, 2012
April 21, 2012 was a night that I had been looking forward to all year. It took about three weeks of planning with a group of eight of my friends. All in all, the night turned out pretty amazing. With five girls and three guys, we took pictures at my house and in my neighbors’ backyard, then we... Read more »
May 3, 2012
Monday: Swim is over. ): I feel so empty coming to school without my swim bag and having nothing to do after school. It sucks! But I had a great swim season. I took about fifteen seconds off altogether for my 100 Fly. I feel accomplished. (: The sad thing is, is that the season is done. And I most likely... Read more »
May 3, 2012
Monday: Today is my mom’s birthday! It really creeped up on me. I didn’t realize her birthday was coming up until about two days ago! So what I did was at 12:00 sharp this morning, I ran downstairs, hugged and kissed her, said happy birthday then ran upstairs. And since I didn’t get... Read more »
May 1, 2012
A few weeks later, Jack awoke early on a Saturday morning to a pillow in the face. “Get up and come downstairs ASAP! There’s something downstairs for you!” Dad called as he walked back out of his room. Jack moaned and rolled over, too groggy to want to move. He stood up and looked... Read more »
May 1, 2012
Our Relationship I’d like to mend As you claim I act no more than “friend.” My love may not show Because I don’t know What love will be like in the end.
Sylvia Yang
April 27, 2012
I honestly don’t know where to begin, While describing this classic evenin’. You know how girls usually take forever? To primp themselves up for this endeavor? That clearly does not apply to everyone, Because I spent my day getting chores done. It took all my strength to convince my mom, To... Read more »
Sylvia Yang
April 27, 2012
I have been told many times That I’m a pushover and blind. I talk in a voice too quiet, light and small That no one can hear me across a silent hall. I wished I was different in several ways, And could say things I’ve always wanted to say: Like telling loud kids in class to shut up, So I can learn... Read more »
April 25, 2012
Here are a few poems from the poem book I am working on. It’s called “Love, Hate, Hookups & Heartbreaks” and that is what the poems are really about. Whether the heartbreak is from a relationship gone wrong or just life not going the way I want it to go. This is about learning... Read more »