I come in bunches Box chalk full We all clamor and cling Yet you still pull I look like my sisters Like my cousins too Until you pull me...

Heartbreak at nine Your words in my head Nails bit short I rot in my bed. Sweet promise of love How could you leave! I lay here to die...

Whimpers of too young lips. Tired from the screams and sobs. Tired of saying no.

(Vol. 10 | Spring 2023 - Cowley Alumni) I avoid you until dirt buries sun And rush out of sight at the...

The sands of time, Time moves ever so slow, Like sands in an hourglass, With each moment that passes, I grow ever so tired of waiting,...

(Vol. 10 | Spring 2023 - Cowley Alumni) This blood red sunset Reminds me of the mangos Going bad on the counter Their music so loud last...

(Vol. 10 | Spring 2023 - Cowley Alumni)

‘The Celebration’ Aegean hazy blue as the cloud of singing and a faint Breeze of that bittersweet suffocating stench crawled throughout...

There’s a small town down south in Kansas Following the long narrow roads, you will see A college with a tall building. The exterior a...

He who carries the scythe Who wears the mask of death The deadly notion his presence carries He is not chasing the bloody corpse Rather...

Spirits around town Hark, Dia de los Muertos Time for fun or fear? Author: Marlys Cervantes Cowley Faculty Fall Contest 2021

With this mask I am invincible You are powerless to stop me Footsteps like a beating heart Your screams break the pattern Deadly are my...

The mansion lies in dilapidated ruins, Untouched, overgrown, and unloved. Where teens play games as humans To see visions of ghastly...

My favorite time of year. When you can smell the spice. Floating through the cinnamon breeze. Warm toned leaves Of gold, auburn, and...

Godzilla is back His lizard skin is dark and black But he has these red spots on his back He might be dying let’s hit him with rocks He’s...

What did you do Harry McHowls When you hid away From the moon Now you must learn Why none before you Has hid away from her light A nasty...

The clouds call to the winds of the night Take us from this place Blind us to darkness, show us a light Bring warmth to the bitter cold...

Eating away at you like a wendigo One moment everything’s great Then your body aches The time has gone by, your childhood dies You...