Simile rush out and see the dark, black sky Flowing across the universe I
like
your long, black
skirt
when it is hugged by tlie wind. I
run back inside but your eyes shine blue carpet laughing up at me.
like the delicate
Outside, the silhouetted trees
beckon me, and taunt me, like your long, slender
fingers.
And all the smells smell like your perfume.
.
And all the sounds sound
And every is
like
your voice.
.
footstep
you beside me.
.
First prize winner, poetry
You have permeated my senses, and have conquered my
Don't Pass
soul.
—Thomas Duerksen
IVIe
Don't pass me by in your red Ford truck— Didn't you notice
my
new suede cowboy hat? Don't you hear my radio tuned to the guitar station?
Fm seventeen and all decked out in
my natural look—
Can't you just slow down, take a glance
one
is all I
need.
Don't pass me by! bye. Don't pass me.
Drawing by Andrea Saldana and Sean Pitman
.
.
—Jennifer Schmidt 17
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