Student Entry: They Don’t Know by Shyla Upadhyay They don’t know when they pinned me to the ground, Ridiculed me for not doing their homework, Denounced me as the “selfish loser” to the entire school, They snatched my only penny of confidence, Never to return it. They don’t know, and they never will. They don’t know when I wore my midnig Written by admin May 26, 2022May 26, 2022
Student Entry: Imperfect Me by Dishita Natu Normal, what an odd subject, A word that cripples my soul. Expected to laugh and smile, Molded like clay to fit a frame, Sometimes this life feels like a game. Eyes shown of joy, But inside I feel destroyed. Deep down I’m drowning in my tears, Hoping to count on somebody to see through my Written by admin May 26, 2022May 26, 2022
Student Entry: They Don’t Know by Shyla Upadhyay They don’t know when they pinned me to the ground, Ridiculed me for not doing their homework, Denounced me as the “selfish loser” to the entire school, They snatched my only penny of confidence, Never to return it. They don’t know, and they never will. They don’t know when I wore my midnig Written by admin May 26, 2022May 26, 2022
Student Entry: Imperfect Me by Dishita Natu Normal, what an odd subject, A word that cripples my soul. Expected to laugh and smile, Molded like clay to fit a frame, Sometimes this life feels like a game. Eyes shown of joy, But inside I feel destroyed. Deep down I’m drowning in my tears, Hoping to count on somebody to see through my Written by admin May 26, 2022May 26, 2022
Student Entry: A Hesitation by Sairah Mamik Hallucinations and illusions Clowns, wolves and delusions, I’m perceived as distraught Because I tend to perceive things a lot. Things not existing One in a parallel world of my own, Visions that are twisting My mind and all that’s shown. At first I felt I was a burden, Only to soon realize It Written by admin May 26, 2022May 26, 2022
Identity Multiplicities: Negotiating and Expressing Fringe Identities for Acceptance How does a queer and indigenous person who is white-passing and interpreted as heterosexual, navigate the borderlands of indigenous/non-indigenous and monosexual/non-monosexual? Figure: Mandy Henningham, a queer indigenous researcher and lecturer of indigenous social sciences at the University of Sy Written by admin June 16, 2022July 13, 2022
Student Entry: The glorious voyage by Sara Jayakumar Hello, I’m here to tell you a story, About my voyage, how I’m here, Somewhere along the middle I began to worry, That, not my problems, but I would disappear. I was only twelve when it started, The anxiety, the fear, To me this was all new, uncharted, It hurt every second, every day, every Written by admin May 26, 2022May 26, 2022
Student Entry: Musings of a Depressed Soul by Kyra Dhar Mornings. School. Friends. Fun. What do these words even mean? To me, they are a reminder of the mask I wear everyday, A mechanism that makes sure that I am not seen. Mornings fill me with a sense of dread, About getting up and communicating; All I want is to stay home alone, Because Written by admin May 26, 2022May 26, 2022
Student Entry: If Only They Knew by Chessana Malik A hurricane in my brain destroying all that I had nurtured, Intrusive thoughts that constantly keep me burdened. Butterflies in my stomach that turned into a deep dark empty hole, If only I acknowledged how it tore apart my heart and soul. Around my loved ones I let loose and laugh, Until the voice Written by admin May 26, 2022May 26, 2022