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Fools

Fools

By Dina Capilnean: Can’t do these assignments no more Can’t work for the man no more Don’t wanna be a corporate girl No more listening to the world Not gonna listen to your whines and cries And pick you up from your hangover nights Try to be me for just one day My...

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My Refugee Story as a Kurd

My Refugee Story as a Kurd

By Dalya Karezi: Our past is a story that only we understand But mine is so messed up that I find hard to tell while I stand. My story is different, but I cannot say I am the only one, Every time I reminisce about my childhood I just want to run. Although I was young...

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poems and artwork: Look Closer

poems and artwork: Look Closer

By Jenan Baltaji: Close your eyes Can you see clearer now? When your head is filled with dreams And your feet no longer touch the ground When your heart laughs freely When there is no longer reality When chains vanish Fear is banished Heart no longer tarnished Can you...

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poem: Soar High Above

poem: Soar High Above

By Aldric Chuah: Perhaps one day the planets will align When all the stars in the universe are in place I will no longer have to wade through time and space To see your warm effervescent face There isn’t much I can offer now My achievements to date aren’t worthy of a...

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Old Friend

Old Friend

By Abel McLennan: Born in Guilin, a small city in Southern China riddled with beautiful limestone mountainous landscapes and untouched rivers, Gui is a 65-year-old labourer who lives entirely out of his van, and has been for the last five years. The Toyota Hiace he...

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poem: War and Back Again

poem: War and Back Again

By Melissa Swann: shore leave, years ago too many to keep count now, all he knows is it had to be around the time he stopped remembering how to not feel bare without the uniform on   a girl with eyes too bright for the thick exploited air of a mining town,...

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GADGETS & GAMING Pre-ordering: Yea or Nay ?

GADGETS & GAMING Pre-ordering: Yea or Nay ?

By Elizabeth Griffin: Whether it be the newest iPhone or the latest Call of Duty, companies across the world are encouraging people to pre-order their products. Now, the question left to consumers is this, should you pre-order a product? For those unaware,...

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Poems and artwork: Dream, Thought, Water

Poems and artwork: Dream, Thought, Water

By Abel McLennan: DREAM Sometimes in our dreams we are somebody else But it doesn’t matter They still counts as memories Often introducing sweet savour not found in reality     THOUGHT Have you ever seen a wild thing sorry for itself? No social quota to...

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poem: Imagine

poem: Imagine

By Rianna Marie Chanco: I lay here in bed staring into space, Dreaming and imagining of what it’s like to see your face. I’d imagine every part of me is filled with endless bliss, As I lean in closer and give you a kiss.I don’t know who you are yet but it’s never...

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