poetry
Theo is a Year 12 Maths scholar who has been at St Margaret’s for 11 years. His poetry is based on mental health struggles, and how difficult it can be growing up in the ‘real world’ full of expectations of how to be.
Never m
C a n w e r e m i n i s c e t h e d a y s
W h e n o u r w o r s t p a i n w o u l d b e a h o r r i d t a s t e ?
A s i l e n t w h i s p e r , h e a r i n g t h a t n a m e ,
T h o u g h t n o t h i n g o f i t , a l l t h e s a m e
“ F i f t e e n i s n o a g e t o d i e ”
t h e n t e l l m e w h a t i s ? e n o u g h w i t h t h e l i e s ,
g i v e m e a r e a s o n t o p u t i t a s i d e ,
t h e s h i n i n g s i l v e r - n o l o n g e r a s u r p r i s e .
T h e r e w a s a t i m e I d i d n ’ t f e e l l i k e t h i s ,
A t i m e w h e n I c o u l d e a t
F o o d w i t h o u t w i s h i n g m y b o d y w o u l d f a l l t o -
A t i m e w h e r e I w o u l d n e v e r d r e a m
O f s t a n d i n g a t o p a b r i d g e ;
P e e r i n g d o w n a t t h e c o n c r e t e ,
W a i t i n g f o r m y h e a d t o h i t .
I w a s a l w a y s p u l l e d b a c k
A w a y f r o m t h e l i g h t ,
t h a t i w i s h w o u l d c o n s u m e m e
a n d r i d t h e d a r k t h o u g h t s
f r o m m y h e a d ? b r a i n ? I s i t p o s s i b l e t o g i v e i t a n a m e ?
E i t h e r w a y -
I w o n d e r w h a t w o u l d i t f e e l l i k e
t o d i e s u c h a d e a t h
W o u l d i t b e f r e e d o m ?
O r a w o r s e f a t e , i w i s h i c o u l d t e s t
T h e t h e o r y w h i c h h a s t a k e n o v e r
e v e r y t h e r a p y s e s s i o n t h e m o s t ,
l e a v i n g w i d e e y e s w o n d e r i n g
w h a t c o u l d m a k e a c h i l d s o
Heart
Heart is an Academic scholar and boarder at St Margaret’s, who has been at the school for 3 years. Her poem sensitively captures the layers of sorrow and longing as she shares the haunting beauty of her recollections of her late father. Her poem becomes a tribute to love's lasting influence and the incomparable impact a father has on his daughter's spirit.
My father‘s eyes are nothing under the sunlight
His hair has lost the gloss in which it once drowned in
His hands are withered and shrivelled up
His smile, murdered by the unchanging pathway that is time
His laughter, etched into my memory, like a distant voice
Yet his love, across all boundaries, shines in every corner
Of my heart.
My eyes, just like his, no longer glimmered in the sun
My hair, just like his, has lost its gloss
My hands, just like his, have fallen and would no longer rise
My smile, just like his, had been murdered by time
My laughter, just like his, will remain a distance voice
Yet my soul, remains on this Earth, unlike his.
Isabel is a History scholar in Year 12 at St Margaret’s. In this piece of poetry, she was inspired by the different feelings and insecurities people tend to experience as they grow up. She puts these feelings into perspective; every ‘fault’ is simply a sign that we have lived, and to endure until you are ageing is something to be celebrated.
Isabel
Experience
We don’t look like we did when we were youngOf course we don’t.
How strange it would be
To have no one to look up to Or to comment -
“I hope I look like her at this age”
The plethora of experience gained Diminished to a number on a scale
Nothing more
Than a cumulation of bones, blood, sweat and tears
A relentless war
Despite endeavours from previous years
What a shame it would be
To not point out and say“that lady, over there; with the grey in her hair isn’t she stunning?”
Of course, she’s aged like fine wine
Welcoming it
In all its glory, Relishing in the fact That regardless Of the lines on her face, The furrow of her brow, And her deepest regrets, Nothing will change
The experience she has gained In her ninety-one years.
…
Ire is an Academic scholar who has a passion for many things - including science and poetry! Her poem about the different kinetic powers marries these two passions in an educational and interesting mix.
Ireoluwa
The Kinetics
Pyro is fire, as blazing and burning
Hydro is water, cascading and churning
Aero is wind, always flowing in your hair
And Geo is the earth, which you can find everywhere
Electro is electricity, with jolts and volts
Cryo is ice, freezing you to a halt
Astro is a star way above you and me
And Tycho is luck, something anyone might need.
writing
Zoe is a Year 8 student who has always loved to write. As a result, she has taken part in a number of creative writing competitions since joining the School and has been published in young writers’ anthologies. Her piece is inspired by her love for writing and dystopian films.
Y e a r 2 9 4 5 Y e a r 2 9 4 5
E a r t h h a s l o s t e v e r y t h i n g . O u r h o u s e s w e r e E a r t h h a s l o s t e v e r y t h i n g . O u r h o u s e s w e r e
d e s t r o y e d b y c r u e l m e n g r i n n i n g a t o u r p a i n .
d e s t r o y e d b y c r u e l m e n g r i n n i n g a t o u r p a i n .
T h e y l e f t u s a f e w f i e l d s o f o v e r g r o w n c o r n T h e y l e f t u s a f e w f i e l d s o f o v e r g r o w n c o r n
a n d a d i s t r a u g h t e v e r l a s t i n g p a i n i n u s a l l . a n d a d i s t r a u g h t e v e r l a s t i n g a i n i n u s a l l .
T h e y c a m e y e a r s a g o w h e n t h e i n v a d i n g a l i e n s T h e y c a m e y e a r s a g o w h e n t h e i n v a d i n g a l i e n s
c a m e f r o m t h e r e c e n t l y d i s c o v e r e d p l a n e t , c a m e f r o m t h e r e c e n t l y d i s c o v e r e d p l a n e t ,
I r i t i s . I r i t i s .
W e w e r e p r o m i s e d a n e w l i f e , e q u a l i t y f o r W e w e r e p r o m i s e d a n e w l i f e , e q u a l i t y f o r
a l l . B u t t h a t s o o n c a m e t o a n e n d u p o n t h e i r a l l . B u t t h a t s o o n c a m e t o a n e n d u p o n t h e i r
a r r i v a l . S n a t c h e d f r o m w h a t w e u s e d t o c a l l a r r i v a l . S n a t c h e d f r o m w h a t w e u s e d t o c a l l
h o m e , o u r l a n d w a s s w a r m e d b y s a n d s u i t m e n h o m e , o u r l a n d w a s s w a r m e d b y s a n d s u i t m e n
g l a r i n g a t u s i n o u r o w n h o m e H a r d l y g l a r i n g a t u s i n o u r o w n h o m e . H a r d l y
l o o k i n g u s i n t h e e y e , t h e y o r d e r e d u s t o l o o k i n g u s i n t h e e y e , t h e y o d e r e d u s t o
g r a b w h a t e v e r w e c o u l d . M o t h e r s d i s t r a u g h t , g r a b w h a t e v e r w e c o u l d . M o t h e r s d i s t r a u g h t ,
c h i l d r e n c r y i n g a n d f a t h e r s h o p e l e s s c h i l d r e n c r y i n g a n d f a t h e r s h o p e l e s s
w o n d e r i n g i f t h e y w o u l d e v e r s e e t h e i r s m a l l w o n d e r i n g i f t h e y w o u l d e v e r s e e t h e i r s m a l l
c o t t a g e a g a i n a f t e r t h e m a n y s l e e p l e s s c o t t a g e a g a i n a f t e r t h e m a n y s l e e p l e s s
n i g h t s o n t h e c r a m p e d t r a i n . T h e I r i t i s h a d n i g h t s o n t h e c r a m p e d t r a i n . T h e I r i t i s h a d
d e s t r o y e d u s , t o r n a w a y f r o m e a c h o t h e r d e s t r o y e d u s , t o r n a w a y f r o m e a c h o t h e r
m e r e l y g e t t i n g t o s a y g o o d b y e . S t u f f t h e i r m e r e l y g e t t i n g t o s a y g o o d b y e . S t u f f t h e i r
f e w b e l o n g i n g s i n t o s m a l l b a t t e r e d f e w b e l o n g i n g s i n t o s m a l l b a t t e r e d
s u i t c a s e s . B u t t h e r e i s h o p e . I t i s n o t o v e r s u i t c a s e s B u t t h e r e i s h o p e I t i s n o t o v e r
y e t . y e t .
Starlite
Starlite is an Academic scholar who has been with St Margaret’s since Year 7, competing in a number of creative writing competitions in that time. Her piece is inspired by running from the past, and turning hurt into strength. It was inspired by the quote, “Sometimes you have to run and never look back. Run until the demons can’t catch you and the pain is just a dull ache.”
M o s t c h i l d r e n w e r e t a u g h t t o n e v e r l i e , t h a t
i t w a s b a d , w r o n g . I w a s n e v e r l i k e o t h e r s .
I g r e w u p i n a w o r l d w h e r e l i e s w e r e t h e
f a b r i c o f m y u n i v e r s e , d e c e i t w a s m y
p r o t e c t i v e b a r r i e r , m y a r m o u r . A s l o n g a s I
w a s n ’ t h o n e s t , I w a s s a f e , n o t h i n g a n d n o
o n e c o u l d h u r t m e i f t h e y d i d n ’ t r e a l l y k n o w
m e . I w a s a l w a y s r u n n i n g , c o n s t a n t l y h i d i n g
f r o m t h e d e m o n s o f m y p a s t , t h e s h a d o w s t h a t
f o l l o w e d m e , t h e h u n d r e d s o f s k e l e t o n s i n m y
c l o s e t .
W r o n g a n d r i g h t . D a r k a n d l i g h t . C r u e l t y a n d
k i n d n e s s H e a r t b r e a k a n d l o v e T h e r e w a s a
t h i n l i n e b e t w e e n a l l t h e s e t h i n g s t h a t I
h a d c r o s s e d a l o n g t i m e a g o , b a c k w h e n I
s t i l l h a d a s o u l . S i n c e t h e n I ’ v e l e a r n e d
t h a t t r u s t i s t h e b i g g e s t m i s t a k e a h u m a n
c a n m a k e . T h e v e r y s e c o n d y o u g i v e s o m e o n e
t h a t p i e c e o f y o u , i s t h e v e r y m o m e n t t h e y
h a v e t h e p o w e r t o t e a r y o u d o w n , p i e c e b y
p i e c e u n t i l a l l t h a t i s l e f t i s t h e s h r e d s
o f w h a t c o u l d h a v e b e e n p o w e r b u t b e c a m e a n
e m b a r r a s s i n g p i l e o f w e a k n e s s .
I w a s l e f t l i k e t h a t o n c e b e f o r e , h o w e v e r
w h e n y o u ' r e l e f t , t h a t m i s e r y t u r n s i n t o
h a t e a n d h a t e i s t h e b e s t f u e l f o r r e v e n g e .
I n r e t u r n , I b e c a m e t h e r u l e r o f t h e d a r k -
a n d t h e y b e g f o r m e r c y a t m y b l a d e .
Ryan
Ryan joined St Margaret’s in 2023 at the beginning of Year 7, and is already making significant contributions to the Creative Writing programme here. His piece, entitled ‘Running’, is based on the story of a man running for his life, and was written as part of his Creative Writing enrichment.
R u n n i n g . R u n n i n g f o r m y l i f e . R u n n i n g f r o m
t h o s e w h o y e a r n t o s t r i p i t f r o m m e . T o d o
a n y t h i n g f o r i t . M y p u r s u e r s b l a s t i n g t h e i r
w e a p o n s o f m a s s d e s t r u c t i o n . I d o d g e d t h e
b u l l e t s b u t t h e i r a i m a p p e a r e d a s i f t h e y
w e r e i n a d r u n k e n r a g e . M y m u r d e r e r s h a d
c o r n e r e d m e o n t o t h e s c a f f o l d i n g o f a
b u i l d i n g .
I w a s c o r n e r e d T r a p p e d O n t h e e d g e o f t h e
b u i l d i n g . M y h e a d w a s s p i n n i n g . S w e a t
d r i p p i n g d o w n m y f a c e . O n e o f t h e m e m b e r s o f
t h e c r i m i n a l s , t h e l e a d e r , c a m e a t m e . I
t u r n e d t o r u n b u t t h e r e w a s n o s u r v i v a l H e
c a m e a n d s a i d , “ Y o u a r e o u r t a r g e t . O u r
m i s s i o n . Y o u d i s g r a c e d o u r b o s s ’ s c r i m i n a l
e m p i r e . Y o u h a v e d i s g r a c e d T h e S h a r d . ” A s h e
s t a b b e d m e i n t h e c h e s t .
M y h e a r t s t o p p e d . M y b o d y f r o z e . I l o o k e d
d o w n t o s e e a b l a d e s t i c k i n g o u t o f m y
c h e s t . B l o o d d r i p p e d d o w n m y b o d y . I
s t u m b l e d b a c k b e f o r e I r e a l i s e d t h e r e w a s n o
f l o o r t o s t a n d o n . I f e l l . F e l l d o w n t o t h e
g r o u n d . W h e n I l a n d e d , m y v i s i o n w a s
b l u r r e d . A l l I c o u l d s e e w a s p o l i c e c a r s
b l a r i n g a s t h e y c a u g h t t h e c r i m i n a l s t h a t
h a d d o n e t h i s t o m e . A n d t h e r e s h e w a s . M y
w i f e , J e n n i f e r , r u n n i n g t o w a r d s m e a s I f e l l
o u t o f c o n s c i o u s n e s s …
Elle has been at St Margaret’s for 4 years, and has taken part in a range of co-curricular activities in that time, including Creative Writing enrichment sessions. Her story is centred around the loss of a loved one. She admits that the process took a lot of re-reading and proofing, in order to create a sadness the readers could feel through her writing.
Elle-Louise
L o v e c a n b e s o m e o n e ' s k r y p t o n i t e , b u t f o r
s o m e i t ’ s t h e i r t o t a l o b l i v i o n . D r e a m s c a n
b e b e a u t i f u l b u t b e a u t y i s p a i n a n d w e a l l
k n o w t h a t n i g h t m a r e s e x i s t . H e r l i f e w a s a
n i g h t m a r e u n t i l h e w a l k e d i n t o i t . S h e
s t a r t e d t o d r e a m i n c o l o u r a n d h e r s m i l e s
b e c a m e g e n u i n e . H a p p i n e s s o n l y l a s t s f o r a
l i t t l e w h i l e - a n d s h e ’ s a g o o d m o d e l o f
t h a t O b v i o u s l y h e r h e a r t y e a r n e d f o r t o o
m u c h . H e r d o w n f a l l w a s h e r o w n f a u l t . L o v e
i s a d a n g e r o u s t h i n g , d o n ’ t l e t i t g a i n
p o w e r l i k e s h e d i d .
I f o n l y s h e w a s a w a r e o f h e r o w n s t r e n g t h
s h e w o u l d h a v e r a n j u s t i n t i m e . S h e c o u l d
h a v e s a v e d h i m . G u i l t w o u l d n ' t h a v e t o
b e c o m e h e r b e s t f r i e n d . H e r h e a d s w a r m e d
w i t h t h o u g h t s t r y i n g t o f i n d s a n i t y a s s h e
s a t i n t h e h o s p i t a l w i n g . H a n d s c l a s p e d ,
f e e t t a p p i n g a n d h e r e y e s w a t c h i n g p e o p l e
d o i n g a l m o s t t h e e x a c t s a m e . S h e h e a r d
v o i c e s a l l s a y i n g h e r n a m e . H e r t h o u g h t s
w e r e t o o c l o u d e d b y t h e r e a l i t y o f w h a t s h e
m a y h a v e d o n e . F i n a l l y t h e v o i c e s c a m e i n t o
f o c u s a n d s h e g o t h e r a n s w e r . T h a t w a s t h e
d a y h e r l i f e p l u m m e t e d s i x f e e t u n d e r .
J u s t l i k e h e d i d .
Isabel has been a student at St Margaret’s since Year 7 and has dedicated herself to the Creative Writing programme, creating a variety of stories over those two years. Her story is about heroes, inspired by those she sees in movies and many other stories, and is a tale of adventure and friendship.
Weakest - The First Battle
T h e u n i v e r s e w a s s u p p o s e d t o b e b a l a n c e d , g o o d
a n d e v i l F o u r l e g e n d a r y f i g u r e s r u l e d i n
p e a c e , n o t u n t i l b i l l i o n s o f y e a r s a g o , s o o n
a f t e r t h e C r e a t o r c r e a t e d t h e p l a n e t s i n o u r
u n i v e r s e . W h e n t h e r e ’ s c r e a t i o n , d e s t r u c t i o n
o c c u r s T h e C r e a t o r a n d t h e H e a l e r w e r e
s u p e r i o r , b u t t h e D e s t r o y e r a n d t h e S o r c e r e r
w e r e e v i l . T h e f o u r o f t h e m w e r e a l s o k n o w n a s
‘ t h e F o u r ’ a c c o r d i n g t o t h e s c r i p t u r e s o f t h e m .
T h e a l l - k n o w i n g C r e a t o r h a d a p a i r o f b r o w n
e y e s , h e w i e l d e d a g o l d e n a n d w h i t e s c e p t r e
w i t h a r e d r u b y o n t h e t o p o f i t a s a p o w e r
s o u r c e . T h i s r u b y w o u l d n e v e r b r e a k o r f a l l o f f
a s i t w a s a n a n c i e n t l e g e n d a r y w e a p o n . O n
e i t h e r s i d e o f t h e s c e p t r e , n e x t t o t h e r u b y ,
t h e r e w a s a g o l d e n p a i r o f w i n g s . H e a l s o w o r e
a w h i t e r o b e . W h e r e v e r h e w e n t , l i g h t a p p e a r e d
a n d e v e r y t h i n g w a s b r i g h t . H e h a d t h e p o w e r t o
c r e a t e w h a t e v e r h e l i k e d , p l a n t s , w e a p o n s ,
p l a n e t s , g a l a x i e s a n d s o m u c h m o r e !
T h e k i n d - h e a r t e d H e a l e r h a d a p a i r o f b l u e e y e s
a n d w o r e a b l u e c a p e w i t h d e t a i l e d p a t t e r n s o n
i t S h e w a s k i n d a n d t h o u g h t f u l , s h e n e v e r
h e s i t a t e d t o h e l p t h e o n e s i n n e e d . S h e w a s a
g e n t l e h e a l e r . S h e c o u l d h e a l s i c k n e s s , w o u n d s ,
t o s u s t a i n t h i n g s e t c . A l t h o u g h s h e w a s t h e
w e a k e s t o f t h e F o u r , h e r d u t y w a s v e r y
i m p o r t a n t .
T h e d e m o n i c D e s t r o y e r ’ s e y e s w e r e b l a c k . H i s
g l a r e s w e r e e x t r e m e l y f o r c e f u l , n o o n e d a r e s t o
l o o k h i m r i g h t i n t h e e y e . H e w o r e a b l a c k l o n g
r o b e . E v e r y o n e h e h a d c o m e a c r o s s e i t h e r b o w e d
d o w n , o r t h e y n e v e r k n e w t h e p o w e r o f t h e
D e s t r o y e r a n d c h a l l e n g e d h i m . E v e r y p l a n t h e
c a m e a c r o s s w i t h e r e d a f t e r t h e s k y t u r n e d
c o m p l e t e l y d a r k , n o s u n l i g h t c o u l d s h i n e
t h r o u g h , e x c e p t t h e l i g h t o f t h e C r e a t o r . H i s
p o w e r i s t o d e s t r o y p l a n t s , b u i l d i n g s , p l a n e t s ,
g a l a x i e s a n d m a n y m o r e .
T h e m i g h t y S o r c e r e r w a s a p o w e r f u l p e r s o n w h o
m a s t e r e d m o s t o f t h e p o w e r s k n o w n i n t h e
u n i v e r s e . H e h a s a p a i r o f b r o w n e y e s l i k e t h e
C r e a t o r , b u t i t ’ s d a r k e r . P e r h a p s v i l l a i n s
o f t e n w o r e d a r k c o l o u r e d t h i n g s a n d h a d d a r k
c o l o u r e d e y e s … H e w o r e a b l a c k c l o a k w i t h a
g r e y c o l l a r o n i t .
A m o n g t h e m a l l , t h e s t r o n g e s t w a s t h e
D e s t r o y e r , h e a l w a y s w a n t e d t o b e a t t h e o t h e r s
o n c e a n d f o r a l l . H o w e v e r , t h e C r e a t o r a n d t h e
H e a l e r r e f u s e d t o h a v e a b a t t l e j u s t t o k n o w
w h o ’ s s t r o n g e r a n d w h o ’ s w e a k e r . B e s i d e s , w h a t
g o o d w o u l d i t b r i n g ? W h e n o n e b a t t l e c o m e s ,
a n o t h e r s t r i k e s , j u s t f o r r e v e n g e o r m a y b e s o m e
o t h e r r e a s o n s . U n f o r t u n a t e l y , t h e k e e p e r o f
m a g i c - T h e S o r c e r e r a g r e e d w i t h t h e D e s t r o y e r
T h e y w a n t e d a f i g h t …
T h e C r e a t o r t r i e d a s h a r d a s h e c o u l d t o
p e r s u a d e t h e m t h a t t h e u n i v e r s e w i l l n o t b e
b a l a n c e d a n d t h a t t h e f o u r o f t h e m m u s t n ’ t b e
k i l l e d o r b a n i s h e d f o r c h i l d i s h r e a s o n s .
H o w e v e r , t h e e v i l o n e s d i d n ’ t c a r e , a t a l l .
U n e x p e c t e d l y , t h e b a t t l e s t a r t e d s t r a i g h t a f t e r
t h e p e r s u a s i o n o f t h e C r e a t o r …
B a n g ! T h e S o r c e r e r s t r u c k e v e r y o n e s u d d e n l y
w i t h a l i g h t n i n g b l a s t . F i e r c e l y , t h e D e s t r o y e r
s u m m o n e d h i s w e a p o n - T h e S p e a r o f D e s t r u c t i o n .
I t w a s b l a c k o n t h e h a n d l e a n d s i l v e r o n t h e
s h a r p e n d w i t h a g o l d e n r i n g c o n n e c t i n g t h e
h a n d l e a n d t h e d e a d l y s h a r p e n d T h e s u n s i n
e v e r y s o l a r s y s t e m s t a r t e d t o f l i c k e r w h e n t h e
D e s t r o y e r w a s h o l d i n g h i s w e a p o n , t h e H e a l e r
t r i e d t o s u s t a i n t h e l i g h t f r o m t h e s u n s a s
h a r d a s s h e c o u l d , y e t t h e D e s t r o y e r w a s
s t r o n g e r …
I n t h e v e r y e n d , e v e r y o n e w a s i n j u r e d . T h e
C r e a t o r m a d e a d i f f i c u l t d e c i s i o n - t o l o c k t h e
e v i l i n a n o t h e r w o r l d w h i c h n o o n e c o u l d c o m e
o u t o f . H o w e v e r , t h i s s p e l l w o u l d a l s o t r a p t h e
C r e a t o r h i m s e l f a s w e l l . A l l o f a s u d d e n , h e
g o t a n i d e a , h e c o u l d t r a n s f e r h i s p o w e r s t o
s o m e o n e e l s e ! S o m e o n e w h o ’ s s u i t a b l e f o r s u c h
i n c r e d i b l e p o w e r S o m e o n e w h o ’ s t r u s t w o r t h y
e n o u g h I n c r e d i b l y s t r o n g l i g h t a p p e a r e d a s t h e
C r e a t o r s u m m o n e d h i s s c e p t r e - T h e S c e p t r e o f
C r e a t i o n i n t o h i s h a n d . A s h e r a i s e d i t , t h e
e v i l t w o a n d h i m s e l f d i s a p p e a r e d m o m e n t s l a t e r ,
e n d i n g t h e f i g h t , f o r n o w
D e e p i n s i d e h i s h e a r t , t h e
C r e a t o r k n e w t h a t
t h e e v i l w i l l b r e a k o u t o f t h e p r i s o n , a n d
s t r i k e a g a i n T h i s w a s j u s t t h e b e g i n n i n g o f
t h e n e v e r e n d i n g b a t t l e …
h e r o e s s h a l l r i s e
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Szaira has developed her serious talents as a writer in the 4 years she has been at St Margaret’s. This is an excerpt of the play ‘Questionless Reason’, which Szaira wrote as part of the ‘New Views’ club and was subsequently performed in the Arts Festival. It is a dark comedy surrounding the interrogations that followed the death of absolutely fictional politician Horace Monson
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