When college isn’t what you thought it would be
by Iris Zhan
So you came to college for certain reasons and you get there and it’s completely different from what you came here for.
Read Moresomething beautiful
By Yitzel Serna
i want to write something beautiful for you
something unique in time, in rhythm, and rhyme
Read MoreShower Thoughts
TW: Kinda Gross
Dear hair clump owner,
I received your gift. Despite removing my glasses upon entering, I was still able to make out your gracious offering to the shower gods.
Read MoreThe Dream Deferred
By Nafisa Rashid
The great Langston Hughes once talked of dreams deferred
The type of dreams that are not preferred
Read MoreRiparian Buffer
By Suzanna Schofield
Breathe in, breathe out.
Smell the roses, feel the thorns,
Embrace life for all that it is, for all that it isn’t.
Return home, realize it no longer is one,
Maybe it never was.
Wildflowers grow on the side of highways,
Pollution spills over, and yet, they grow.
Even painful memories contain joy.
Read MoreAll I Feel is Joy
By Li Yin
In this moment, all I feel is joy.
Music that Lin curated for me in my ears, the sun casting nothing but a golden glow and gentle warmth, enveloping my silhouette like my mother’s hands. The waves underneath this aircraft resemble silk, slowly but surely ebbing and flowing, reaching every part of the Earth.
Read MoreGoldilocks’ Internet on Valentine’s Eve
By Anonymous
Thoughts on Valentine’s Eve, sparked by The New York Times “Modern Love” section.
Read MoreNew Year's Resolutions
By Counterpoint Staff
Our hopes, dreams and resolutions for the new year (including learning to fight a goose). Will they come true in 2023?
Read MoreRammstein: My Will to Go On
By Addie Craig
I'm having a crisis. Specifically concerning what to major in. Which translates to the rest
of my life. Because my mind has warped this decision into ruling my existence thus far.
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