As a person who lives on today's world and has been made aware of events, ideas, just someone in general who has more accessibility to things thanks to the internet. I wrote this because all this accessibility has made me self aware and has deepened my logic to levels I sometimes wish didn't exist.

This is a collection of poems that explore American identity and mental illness, coming together to depict the tumultuous nature of the human experience.

At five years old, you think the world's perfect.

Lies is about the honest truth of our lives. If you connect with it, so do I. Life can be hard, and our emotions can get confusing.

I believe in the value of failure—an understanding I earned on a pool deck when an outcome didn't go as planned.

I would like readers to know about my two pieces is how I showed my vulnerability in both of them.

My piece is a poem about a girl that struggles with the expectations of her peers and hiding her emotions.

I wrote this about my sister and looking up to her and missing her as she's away at college.

The story I have written is about losing someone who is close to you.

This poem captures the feelings I had during the first few weeks of Junior year.

My dad grew up in the rural pit of California, and is an avid story teller.

This poem is about struggling with guilt, shame, and the feeling of being lost, and finding hope through faith.