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  The City That Never Sleeps

  

  By dwellingondreams138, Albertson, NY

  Do you hear the sound of the subway track pounding underneath your feet? Can you hear the people laughing and taking pictures of everything they see? In this big, bright city, in the middle of the day, surrounded by the beauty of everything. I feel free, I feel great, I feel like n...
• Hot Topics > Bullying
  Recovery

  

  By dwellingondreams138, Albertson, NY

  The past haunts her, Never letting her forget. The pain never leaves, Nor does it lessen. She just grows More and more Accustomed to it. She shields herself From further pain, Closing herself off And silencing her Beautiful mind. But one person Can make a difference If they try, ...
• Hot Topics > Bullying
  Ruins

  

  By dwellingondreams138, Albertson, NY

  Breaking, Falling, Crying. Words cutting Through to Her heart. The once brave, Outspoken girl Shuts herself From the world, Hoping to find Solace and peace In the silence Of her own thoughts. But the daggers They throw at her Keep coming, Closer and closer, Until it hits her ...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Fallout

  

  By dwellingondreams138, Albertson, NY

  dust gathers on the page, empty words that remain unsaid. and all we do is fall apart, watching the remnants leave painful scars....
• Nonfiction > Heroes
  Teachers and Educators

  

  By dwellingondreams138, Albertson, NY

  When most people are asked who their heroes are, they say their mother, father, family members, best friends, or celebrities. I used to be one of those people. That is, until the horrible shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on January 14th, 2012. Now, I realize that the true heroes are not alwa...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  The Words That Never Leave

  

  By dwellingondreams138, Albertson, NY

  Teardrops on the bed, Trying to convince yourself You’re not everything they said. Sitting on the cold, hard floor, Pretending that you care enough To even walk yourself to the door. You stand in the empty room, And you can’t find the Silence in the noise that once filled it. Their ta...
• Hot Topics > Letters to the Editor
  Educator of the Year

  

  By dwellingondreams138, Albertson, NY

  I’m rather disappointed to see that we are only allowed to nominate junior high and high school educators for the Educator of the Year contest. Why don’t you allow ­elementary school teachers? They are just as important and can have just as big an impact on a student. I understand that this wou...
• Nonfiction > Sports
  Infinite Golden Floors

  

  By dwellingondreams138, Albertson, NY

  I could hear the rustle of costumes and the scuffle of different types of dance shoes as dancers waited backstage. I could see the quick glances others shared with their classmates. I could feel the floor pounding as music played loudly. I could almost taste the adrenaline and energy in the air. But...
• Hot Topics > Letters to the Editor
  Elementary School Teachers

  

  By dwellingondreams138, Albertson, NY

  This may have been discussed already, but I'm rather disappointed to see that you are only allowed to nominate a junior high (middle school) and high school educator for the Educator of the Year contest. Why is it that you don't allow elementary school teachers as well? They are just as im...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  "Deaf"

  

  By dwellingondreams138, Albertson, NY

  woven deep into the ground are words that will bury me alive. I scream madly, like a lunatic, but still, no one hears...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  In Too Deep

  

  By dwellingondreams138, Albertson, NY

  her silent screams go unheard her flowing tears glisten like diamonds on her innocent face the sky above seems tainted grey and the earth below buries her deep in the ground too far in, she cries out one last time before the darkness swallows her up...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Mirage

  

  By dwellingondreams138, Albertson, NY

  delicate, intricate lies. she spills them out into the broken world, who wraps its soft hands around the truths it believes it's holding. and she lets those lies become hollow truths because sometimes, the truth hurts beyond the pain of living in a world that thrives off her sad lie...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Sweet Sacrifice

  

  By dwellingondreams138, Albertson, NY

  Voices in her head break her down beyond repair. And the once sweet, gentle, elegant beauty, lets loose, screams, and falls, into nothingness, unable to get up ever again....
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Remembrance

  

  By dwellingondreams138, Albertson, NY

  He calls out her name when he's surrounded by nothing but darkness. Her name lifts him up to the clouds, but she is still out of reach, so far, yet ever so close. He hears her laughter and remembers the last words she said to him. He can still feel her presence next to him, holding h...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Only Half Alive

  

  By dwellingondreams138, Albertson, NY

  Car horns beep, lights change. Some things always stay the same. The constant motion, the hustle and bustle. A couple holding hands, a young mother pushing a stroller, a businessman on the phone, a group of teens chatting loudly. Some things always stay the same. All these living things,...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Balloons

  

  By dwellingondreams138, Albertson, NY

  like the balloons I let go of as a child, I had to let go of you. and like I watched the balloons fly off to somewhere I couldn't reach, I watched you fall too far out for me to see. I lost you, like those balloons, and I can't ever get you back. people told me it was just a sm...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Dancer

  

  By dwellingondreams138, Albertson, NY

  Waiting in the wings as the curtain rises. You step out into the light, and everything fades away. You take the first step with a smile on your face. You feel the adrenaline pumping through your veins. You glide, you leap. You finally feel free. The hard work, the pain, the tears....
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Words

  

  By dwellingondreams138, Albertson, NY

  forever. to infinity. those were the words you had promised me. then, you changed your mind. I wasn’t yours anymore. and I’m left, broken and shattered in the breeze....
• Reviews > Book Reviews
  Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly

  

  By dwellingondreams138, Albertson, NY

  When most people think of history, they think of it as a long chain of boring events. Yet, Jennifer Donnelly’s Revolution, will prove them wrong. She has the power to write an enthralling historical fiction book without making the reader bored to death. Revolution brings together the story of ...
• Poetry > Song Lyrics
  This Lonely Road

  

  By dwellingondreams138, Albertson, NY

  At night I say to myself Please don’t blame yourself For what others have done. Don’t feel like everything is your fault. No one should have to take The weight of so much blame All by themselves. And people say that life ain’t fair But they don’t know just how true it is. Taking o...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  "In Their Eyes"

  

  By dwellingondreams138, Albertson, NY

  In the eyes of the youth, life is so simple. In the eyes of the youth, everything is easy. In the eyes of the youth, there is no hatred. In the eyes of the youth, the world is great. In the eyes of adolescents, life is so hard. In the eyes of adolescents, everything is difficult. In th...
• Hot Topics > Community Service
  Little Hands

  

  By dwellingondreams138, Albertson, NY

  As an 8th grader getting ready for Confirmation, I need a minimum of 20 hours of community service. Normally I’d get a few hours at the library, a few at school, and not much else. But when I heard 20, I knew I had to do something more. Of course I still volunteered in the same places I had before...
• Hot Topics > Environment
  Global Warming: A Serious Threat?

  

  By dwellingondreams138, Albertson, NY

  Is our environment really warming up too quickly? We are, for the most part, afraid of this so called global warming. But is it really that bad? Yes, the ice at the poles are starting to melt. Yes, we are burning a lot of fossil fuels. Yes, we are emitting a very high amount of CO2. But on the flip ...
• Reviews > Book Reviews
  Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

  

  By dwellingondreams138, Albertson, NY

  One of the most moving, heartfelt, yet sad book I’ve read in a long time, is Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson. Anderson, the New York Times bestselling author of Speak, has written yet another wonderful book. Lia, the protagonist, is an anorexic and also cuts. When her ex-best friend Cassi...
• Poetry > Song Lyrics
  "Miracle"

  

  By dwellingondreams138, Albertson, NY

  Even though I don’t always remember That first day I saw your face I treasure that year as a whole And hold it close all the same. You make me laugh Even when I want to cry. You make me smile No matter how foul my mood is. [Chorus] I hope you don’t ever go. I don’t know how Iâ€...