I wrote this poem mainly as a way to come to terms with the manipulation I had to deal with growing up.

Image By You encapsulates every challenge that is completely unique to our generation. It metaphorically elaborates on the ways that social media has warped our “images”of ourselves through the subconscious manipulation of our concept of beauty and self worth.

These two poems are an examination of the glorification of psychopathic men through film and television. They creatively showcase the reality of these characters and communicate the disturbing nature of the way they are presented to audiences.

Steve Smith, tied in a chair with his hands bound, faced two harsh judges. He must answer for his crimes.

I've always wanted to live in a magical world, yet I must remind myself that trouble would follow me there.

The poem I wrote called ‘reset’ reflects on the pain and addiction that follows self-harm, and how difficult it can be to get through. It’s one of the most vulnerable pieces I’ve written.

“S'est levé dans le noir,” which means “rose in the dark” in French, is an idea I had for a continuation of an exquisite corpse piece.

Every year begins and ends with winter. I wrote this poem in the perspective of a personified year in order to express the notion that the same thing may be viewed from two opposite standpoints.

Haunted Dolls is about a young girl who notices something off with her toys and her mom won't help her.

Get Out is a poem about family relationships and the side that no one really sees. We hide a large part of our relationships from the public, and this poem is about the hidden parts that can be really difficult to talk about.

This piece is a somber piece about self-preservation, with the added flair of eldritch horror.

A bisexual love story between two cowboys.

I have written two poems for this submission, to be frank, I am not a poet, not by any standard, but I did like writing these two poems, and I think they are pretty good, I wrote both of these in times of great pain in my life.

I wrote this piece to describe what might go on in someone's head when they are contacting the devil. I did hours of research trying to get the references and religious allegories right, and I am very proud of how it turned out in the end.