'high school'
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Swim captain is his title in the school
The pool is known as his second home
People always telling him, the fish can’t even out swim him
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“so, when should we have sex?”
her lips were cherry pink and quivering with insecure verve.
(did she have braces yet?)
I await for a person who doesnt come.
I debate wether I stay or go
If i move on on hand and toe
Mabye she'll come mabye no
Its almost time, its running out
Its almost time to go
Standing there, Tall and fair
A girl with a future, unprepared
Growing again, making memories last
Standing out, actions scream and shout
A young girl full of doubt
My name is Judy Kariuki
and it’s pronounced as Karaoke,
I love creative platforms
so i’ll tell you my story.
I’ve always been quiet
very reserved and so shy,
I’d let people step all over me,
Kids go to school
all they wanna do is look cool
they don't care about the grades
they just want everyone to know their first name
they go to school
tell kids to be like me or you just lame
It’s another project, but this time, it’s personal.
Those are the worst kind.
Do what you like, do what you love, follow your passion!
Well, what are you grading me on?
Music class in 10th grade.
Create tunes.
Synths played
The final project
Made a video about sampling
It is stitching together music
Each artist makes an amount of effort in making their own sound.
I wonder about you.
I wonder if that smile is genuine,
or if you force your muscles
To make up a lie.
When I got to my first high school class,
When I sat with new supplies and eager anticipation,
When I took the notes and did the homework,
When my classmates started complaining about all-nighters,
Elaine Jane,
Born to poor dropouts, yet still had a brain.
Might not swing hammer, still moved from Alabama,
Almost killed by a school shooter manna’
Friday night
Alone in my room
Home and away
From everything and everyone.
I get a text
Late at night
It’s from a good friend
Chalk dust
Flakes from my fingers to my eyes,
As I rub the to-dos into lashes
And stare at the checkboxes for yesterday
On some of the shelves you can find pairs of shoes
Among strangely bold walls with orangish hues.
Certainly crumbs or some chips are about
Shout
So loud the walls shake and the paint chips off in little pieces
Decorating the blood on the floors
And the blood in the hands of those who allow a child to possess a rifle
One text.
One reply.
Two texts.
Two replies.
Three texts.
No replies.
No response;
which was so unorthodox.
I thought this was so uncool,
to be in school.
Cover your ears little darling,
Space your fingers evenly like piano keys
No scant remains of your cry
Will scar your beloved brain, a pained pulp
Stand feet shoulder length apart
Dear Eagle Rock High School Auditorium,
I was a mere seventh grader when you were renovated.
I was afraid that the 90 years of history
Would be lost.
I guess that’s the thing about theatre. It vanishes.
Dear System,
You tried.
You tried your best to squash me down
A square peg into your row of round holes.
You tried so hard you overlooked
I was strong throughout my past three years of high school.
I worked well, study well, got good grades.
And then senioritis hits me.
But it’s not because I’m lazy.