All Nonfiction
- Bullying
- Books
- Academic
- Author Interviews
- Celebrity interviews
- College Articles
- College Essays
- Educator of the Year
- Heroes
- Interviews
- Memoir
- Personal Experience
- Sports
- Travel & Culture
All Opinions
- Bullying
- Current Events / Politics
- Discrimination
- Drugs / Alcohol / Smoking
- Entertainment / Celebrities
- Environment
- Love / Relationships
- Movies / Music / TV
- Pop Culture / Trends
- School / College
- Social Issues / Civics
- Spirituality / Religion
- Sports / Hobbies
All Hot Topics
- Bullying
- Community Service
- Environment
- Health
- Letters to the Editor
- Pride & Prejudice
- What Matters
- Back
Summer Guide
- Program Links
- Program Reviews
- Back
College Guide
- College Links
- College Reviews
- College Essays
- College Articles
- Back
Through Slumber
I peer past
my pallid blanket.
Without nod it emits down
that films on eyes and tongue and hair.
I yelp, echo
in black and white negatives.
Musty taste settles—
clashing with frost.
Cyclical wars trigger shivers and quivers.
Beside footprints
and brambles
a threading path.
Nails claw to escape
my glacial cocoon,
to walk my faultless route.
I unfold to receive winter, jolted
with hope or exposed feet.
Brambles stare, begging:
Wait till ice thaws.
Wait till season allows.

Similar Articles
JOIN THE DISCUSSION
This article has 0 comments.