SUBMISSIONS

Submissions are accepted on a regular basis, year-round.
Can include, short stories, essays, poetry and prose.
Must not exceed 3,000 words.
Must be written by a current ESA student, or alumni.
Submissions are accepted: e.s.say.says@gmail.com

Thursday 18 December 2014

And What of Society
By Militza

It’s often said, that one should smell a flower 
but what if the beauty lies within the thorn
a rose subsides to a strong april shower
but the spike defies nature’s scorn

And perhaps the wisest of us all is a child
untamed, untouched and unabashedely soft
the world is ours, beguiled and wild
yet, curiosity is discouraged so oft

But who is clever in the grand scheme
the mild complacent or the fierce maverick
what occurs when one runs full steam
away from a life that moves too quick

Perhaps it is best to have quiet picnics in the snow

and amongst the ice observe the sunset’s golden glow

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