Inklilngs 2024

Rivers of Words Eva Cunningham ’27 We hide under the covers Of the sky above our heads Flightless birds lacking wings Blindly perched inside our cage Rivers of red run inside us Words of blood flow through our veins Ones screaming in the silence Trapped within our heads We don’t let our hearts be seen and spoken Letters remain beneath our skin We keep our true selves locked away Discard the key so there’s no way in We let gravity drag us down Remain standing on the crust of this earth Rather than exploring the space beyond us Discovering the person we love the most However, our keys aren’t gone but hidden Within the music that plays within Our souls not lost in these meadows forever Only frolicking until we reach our notes 51