Catherine Ingemi

Exquisite silver hearts, intertwined by a ring of gold.
They shine as the stars in the moonlight,
Our hearts,
Our love,
Intertwined forever in this band of gold.
Exquisite silver hearts, shining in the sun,
held together by the threads of hope and trust.
Our hearts,
Our love,
threaded in a band that will always last.
Exquisite silver hearts,
Shining bright in the sun, in the moonlight.
Forever and always,
we will shine like the stars,
as one,
in our band of gold.

A letter of a Teen’s love frustrations: cyber boyfriend or one two states away
(* all names changed to protect the unknown!)
Dear-self,
Today has been awful. This whole week has been. I miss *Nathan. *Al, my current boyfriend seems like he could care less about me. When we talk on the phone things are awful but when we’re together our time is amazing. What am I supposed to do?
I want love. I want it back. I want *Nathan back. He may have lived a thousand miles away but he treated me with more respect and love than anyone else. I’m starting to wonder If I’ve even made the right decision leaving *Nathan.
I don’t like the way he talks to me like I’m trash. If only cyber boyfriends weren’t so mysterious. But then again *Al lives two states away but at least I’ve met him.
My mom tells me no, my dad tells me no, but I still want *Nathan. Looks like it’s time to get a new boyfriend. Some where close, some where near. All around here boys are stupid! I don’t understand them or I’ve known them too long. Well I guess this is just considered as a day in the life of a frustrated teen. Who do I choose? The one I love who I’ve never met or the one who I like and treats me like garbage?
Well it’s all a little to frustrating. Looks like I’ll be single again! Wait..That’s a first for me.

I was alone,
The last time,
I felt that way.

And,
I was an emotional wreck.
I thought I could handle life without you,
And I was right.

I was confused,
The last time,
I felt that way.

And,
I could've left this world,
I thought my joy would be forever gone,
And I was wrong.

I am starting fresh,
This is the first time,
I've felt this way.

And,
I gave in to romance.

You Left for the Last Time

By Catherine Ingemi
Rochester High School, Grade 10

The last time,
I felt this way,
I was barely alive.

And where,
Were you?
You weren’t here.

The last time,
I felt this way,
I wanted to be dead.

And where,
Were you?
You said you didn’t love me anymore.

The last time,
I felt this way,
I wanted the pain to disappear.

And where,

What is it about me that you love?
Is it the smell of my hair against your cheek early in the morning?
Is it the touch of my hands against yours after the sun has risen?
Is it the sound of my voice when I say hello?
Is it the words in my poetry?

What is it about me that you love?
Is it the smell of my hair after the rain has dampened it?
Is it the touch of my hands against your heart?

My closet is not equipped with the standard three walls and a door. This closet is my mind. A mind that is filled with haunted memories and tears that are frozen like ice in mid-air. It's something I truly do not wish to speak about, but I must inform you of the horrors it holds within. Creatures of the night and monsters of the past live inside its every crevice.

Every time I hear your voice,
I let out a sigh of relief.
I’m relieved because I feel so comfortable now,
Now that you are here with me.

Every time I see your face.
I can be myself.

Every time you’re here with me.
I feel free to share.
Share my secrets and my fears.
I know you’ll respect me.

Every time I see your face.
I can be myself.

The carnivorous amphibian was removed from the town aquarium due to his unruly eating. To remove him scientists teleported him in an automatic military machine. Unfortunately the amphibian was hyperactive and had a phobia of machines. They laughed at the spectacle he made of himself. He was so hyperactive that he developed hypothermia and went to a psychology class for fear he’d commit suicide.