Adieu to the Flu

By Ariana Maria Virginia Perez Invisible to the eye the infection spread silently  from Wuhan to New York City.    The count of dead bodies charted its path and displayed its power: screaming death, bustling flu. A silent demon Scientists say it is a variation of the common flu but a version encoated with aggression, exhaling…

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Poesía: School Shooting

By Manoela Torres Editor’s Note:  “School Shooting” dives into gun violence and may be sensitive for some readers. According to Everytown Research, there were at least 130 incidents of gun violence on school grounds in 2019. In 2020, 66 incidents of gun violence has been reported.  You are lucky if you come out alive If…

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Poesía: The Wall

By Manoela Torres The hollow of lifeless soil Bleeds injustice and punctures lives This scar they sow, so splendidly cruel The scar unties soil It separates blood, lacks life It dissects landscapes, starves dreams   This victory of an unpromised land Stabs imperfection and corrupts chained eutopia It absorbs the prayers of the voices that…

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