The ELM

The ELM

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  • Under the Hood

    By Bowie Creason
     I peer down on the chrome lid,
    A shiver I do feel,
    This can't be happening, I forbid,
    I do not know what lies beneath,
    Will it be joy or sorrow I bequeath.
  • Stamped

    By Jessie Tornabe

     The idea of race,

    Created to divide us, 

    Created to make one side more powerful than the other,

    Europeans justified their racist beliefs,
  • Insecurities

    By Christina Adolphe

    Today‌ ‌I‌ ‌walked‌ ‌up‌ ‌and‌ ‌stood‌ ‌in‌ ‌front‌ ‌of‌ ‌a‌ ‌young‌ ‌beautiful‌ ‌girl‌ ‌ ‌
    And‌ ‌I‌ ‌told‌ ‌her‌ ‌she‌ ‌was‌ ‌disgusting.‌ ‌
    I‌ ‌told‌ ‌her‌ ‌her‌ ‌thighs‌ ‌were‌ ‌too‌ ‌big,‌ ‌
  • Cheetanaire

    By Scarlett Contreras-Montesano
     “Commence!”
    Instantly I strike, our staffs collide,
    I arch when her staff nears, rolling against the reeds,