Love

By Lisa

Love it's a wonderful thing, people might say, but others may not even know what love really is. Love is a special word that's only meant for one person. If you can't see him/her in your future, don't do any thing that you might regret later on. In my case I thought I was in love with a guy {no names}. He was a sweet guy. I thought he was the one I would create a future with, but it turned out to be a living hell. You see people who think they're in love seem to do stupid things just for the sake of it. But when you passed through a lot like I did you seem to learn from mistakes and maybe try not to repeat the same story over and over again.

Love is a strong word. There is a saying that's goes something like this. "no one knows what they got until they lose it" so I'm giving you advice and learn to appreciate what you got in front of you. So do you think you know what love is? In reality love is more than just a kiss, hug, or even having intercourse; it's more than that. Love is when you learn to sacrifice things or even take time to listen to what your partner is saying.

Montmorency and the Assassins

Book Review By Ingrid M.

Montmorency and the Assassins, the third book in the series by Eleanor Updale, finds Montmorency and his friends tangled in a web of international intrigue as they work to undermine an anarchist organization. However, the situation is complicated when Frank finds himself drawn into the anarchists' group, and is soon wanted by the police. The plot twists and turns as friends are found to be foes, and Montmorency ends up in America along with Violet, her son Tom, and Dr. Robert Farcett. The end of the book proves to be just as unpredictable as the beginning: tragedy seems to strike, is revoked, and then strikes again a final time, leaving the reader waiting anxiously for the next book.

Six Poems by Johnathan

Teenage Suicide

I thought of dying
gazing into the black, seductive ice water
so glassy and so tranquil
I thought of dying
but in my place
Death's bony embrace
clutched listless children
gnawed by hunger;
prisoners on death row
detritus of their own childhoods;
poor shepherds grazing blunt-toothed animals
on landmined hillsides
I thought of dying,
to throw myself away
so much landfill
If it's no use to me
I could give it
I can holler with my lungs
at injustice
join hands in protest
at brutality
I realized that I had long been dead
but I could choose instead
to reawake
and be alive for them

First Kiss

I stair into your beautiful brown eyes,
I can feel the blood rushing throughout my body.
And as I brush the hair out of your face,
I slide my hand down your soft slender cheek,
as my skin touches yours, our hearts beat faster.

As you run your hands through my hair
I lean towards you,
I breathe you in.
And when our eyes close, our lips meet.

Our kiss is soft and wet,
smooth and warm,
sensuous and passionate.

The kiss hits our whole bodies like a tidal wave.
We both feel all of our emotion at once,
it's a feeling words can't describe.
As we pull away, you look into my eyes
and I look into yours,
we smile realizing that was our first kiss,
And it wasn't going to be our last.

How Can I Tell U

How can I tell u what I feel for you
How can I tell you what I feel for you?
When I think of you my feelings twist inside
As if someone's fist reached in and grabbed a few,
And turned and turned them tight and tangled. I've tried
Somehow to say: You're the sun in my sky,
The wind that takes me where I want to go,
The sweet incense that makes me feel so high
That loving you seems all I need to know.
But it all sticks in my throat! It sounds too cute,
Empty as a wrinkled paper bag.
You won't believe it! Better I stay mute
Than offer you clichés that make you gag.
And yet I wish to tell you of my love,
If only love its own locks would remove!

Our Love Was Erased.. !

There are so many thoughts
going through my head
there isn't enough time
for them to all be said
you took our love
and brought it to an end
I guess you won't
even stay my friend

Your killing me
and it hurts so bad
i sick of crying
over the love we had

I stay up late
and cry myself to sleep
I said I love you
and its a promise I will keep

As tears drop down
across my face
more of the pain
of your love I erase.

Overwhelming sadness consumes me
Out of nowhere it appears, branding
Searing into my mind like a hot iron
Settling itself in my entire being

Grey fog you can't fight through
Dark clouds linger above me
Body struggling just to stay awake
Eyes slowly closing, so I can't see

In the depths of an unforgiving sea
As an anchor dragging me down
Never again to see the light of day
Echoing screams the only sound

Sinking into this nonreturnable void
Fragments of memories are no longer
The abyss erasing my happiness
Pulling into darkness even stronger

I Love u

I love you so deeply,
I love you so much,
I love the sound of your voice
And the way that we touch.
I love your warm smile
And your kind, thoughtful way,
The joy that you bring
To my life every day.
I love you today
As I have from the start,
And I'll love you forever
With all of my heart.

Three Poems by Alana

Flowing

Life is like heaven.
Life is like a miracle
Life is like a boat.

Living in a cloud.
Living alive by a chance.
Flowing down a raft.

Nobody knows me.
Being alone and all.
Why am I so weak?

Flowing down a raft,
I row alone wondering,
Why am I human?

Am I truly here?
Flowing on this dream like boat.
Wandering alone?

Notice

To be noticed,
It's a position I want to be in
To know that I'm here, to know that I
exist, why can't I be noticed?

To be noticed, a joy in the world
To know that I'm respected as an individual
To know that I'm cared for,
To be noticed by you.

Life

What is really life?
Sometimes I dream and wonder,
About what life is

Yet I cannot say,
With my heart in deep darkness
               I am very lost.

Stuck in a forest,
I can't see the light of day
              It is very dark.

This shelters my heart,
Sometimes I question myself
              What is really life?

Now I start anew,
Going to find a reason,
Of my existence.

What is really life?

Flowers in the Attic

Book Review by Tanesha J.

V.C. Andrews is an amazing author. Even though some people may disagree, I believe differently. In her stories, the characters go through many hardships and struggles to overcome them. In the story Flowers in the Attic, four children are locked away in an attic by their mother who later becomes greedy and selfish because of money. The children are left in the care of their strange and religious grandmother. There are many untold secrets and shocking deaths in this story. There are many things that happen in this story that will leave you hanging onto every word. I promise that once you start reading this book you will not want to put it down. V.C. Andrews will always be one of my favorite authors for her creativity, and I highly recommend this book to anyone willing to read.

A Tale of Japan

By Marcus B.

Once upon a time two warriors fought a sacred fight with spear and sword. They were entangled by hate, as Lady Mikaku was killed by Hitomi Abure.

Hitomi was a spear warrior known in the lands of Agre and he lived there his entire life till Lady Mikaku brought him to her kingdom of Salreavu to serve as part of her rule. Kagami was a sword man who had known the Lady Mikaku her whole life, and knowing her, he developed affection for her. Kagami and Hitomi easily became friends with the high hopes of Lady Mikaku's kingdom becoming great and strong.

Little did Kagami know that Hitomi has grown affection for Mikaku and in doing so Kagami revealed to Hitomi that the two were destined at birth to be married. When Hitomi found out that Lady Mikaku and Kagami were to be married, he was horrified and heartbroken. So Hitomi killed Mikaku, because he too was in love with her and because Kagami had already gotten her heart. He knew that he had to take Lady Mikaku away from Kagami, so he killed her. If he couldn't have her, no one could.

Kagami: Why did you do it, Hitomi? Ha! (Sword clash)

Hitomi: Cause she was a nuisance -- I had joy in killing her. (Sword clash)

Kagami: Why! You spawn of evil. (He gives off a wave in the ancient Shadow style.)
A wave of enkai is flying toward Hitomi.

Kagami: This is the end for you!

Hitomi: You would think that . (He gives a slash in the Twin Blade swirling dragon style).
A huge wave explodes for the collision.

Both: HA!

Kagami: I will kill you.

Hitomi: we will see.

Kagami: (In a flashback, he sees Lady Mikiku smiling.) This is for you, Lady.
(He uses the Flower Seal from the ancient art of sealing.)

Hitomi: Die!

Kagami: This is the end for you! (A ritual flower blossom appears.)

Hitomi: Ah! What th-

Kagami: This is all I can do for you, Lady.

(Cherry blossoms fall over Kagami and the slain Hitomi.)

For the hope of love to wed
The help of friends hope to mend
This sicken time hopes to take
That sad day that soon awaits.

Kagami: (Crying) Goodbye, Lady, we meet another day. Rest now and fly far away.

El Maravilloso Segundo (Lyrics for a Song)

By Iterno

Yo soy el mejor que te pongas a tiemblar
una luna eclipse es lo que vas a pasar
cuando yo canta te pones en tu lugar
Para que no te tumbo con mi letras lirika
Yo soy el maravilloso...me pongo claro con mi gente
Mi cancieones es lo que pasa por tu mente
Soy Un cantante pero no soy corista
Rapero es el numero uno en mi lista
El flow mas fino del factoria
Tu flow no puedes competir con la mia
Arcangel...un maravilloso que me ponio en el juego
No lo conose pero yo se que el es el major en el juego
Pero dejame disirte algo
Mi letras lirika no son falso
Ya termine...no me copie papi
Prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrraat!!!!!!!

This newsletter was written and edited by
Marcus B., Johnathan C., Alana H,
Tanesha J., Lisa L., Emmanuel M., Ingrid M.,
Johnathan C., Josh M.