VOX Teen Poetry: How Do You Choose?
Abigail Ventimiglia
May 20, 2021
how do you choose a life of luxury, chasing the green, or a life of passion, bringing joy to the scene pick a major, they
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how do you choose a life of luxury, chasing the green, or a life of passion, bringing joy to the scene pick a major, they
It’s not the college I remember touring, But that’s what life is, hardly boring. I’ve learned how to change, In a world so strange.
I arrived on this campus, Eager to learn, a blank canvas. I hoped we would last at least a week, The future unknown, looking bleak.
Neighbors, neighbors, Thank you for all your generous favors. When we were moving, There were a lot of unknowns, But you accepted us And welcomed
She didn’t warn me. She warned of coughing, but not of walking. She warned of a fever, And I believed her. Of losing smell or
“An Ode to the Mailman” I’m excited to report, a new quarantine sport, the mailman and his transport. Wait until he or she comes around,
When I wear a mask, You may be surprised, To hear I’m like a spy in disguise. No longer petrified Of what they might see
They say all it takes to bake is a recipe, But when will I see the end product in front of me? Too long of
What do you do When someone needs you What’s the plan With the coronavirus at hand What to do, But be there when they need
Oh my god, it couldn’t be, This sight I see in front of me, So limitless, filled with possibilities. A war zone, lined with casualties.
I watch. Eyes wide with wonder, In the school of the summer, What no online instruction can teach, What they should yearn to teach. In
This endless sea of days, Looms large in my gaze. Undeniably forbidden, I try to make plans unbidden. Not by law or legislation, This treachery