One and Only
The Sunset Mesmerizing in all its radiance Brilliant shining lights peeking out and illuminating every shadow it can find As I gaze into...
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Metuchen High School's Student Newspaper Since 1948
Fully Digital Since 2023
Current Editor: Kaitlyn Hsueh
Matthew Lifton
Oct 10
Subtly Sweet September
The spots of subtle sunlight shine upon the patches of grassland The light of summer lightly breathing in and out upon the foliage The...
Aidan Bernstein-Lundy
Oct 10
A Stranger In The Night
On this dark night, I walked alone. Seeds of suspicion soon were sown, As the blackbirds that once had flown lay dormant in their leafy...
Chris Caccavano
May 11
Graduation
I wonder if time will stop In that brief moment When my cap is suspended in the air Floating higher Lifted by the wind Reaching out to...
Nicole Bellows
May 11
The Thing That Looms
It rises from the depths Harboring and stirring like a monster Wrestling me down with its bear grip on my mind I’m waging a war within...
Lillian Kupersmit
May 11
White Containment
I like containment. I like arrangement. To be laid out, not entirely bare. Only the milky cover is visible. I am what you want me to be....
Aidan Bernstein-Lundy
May 1
Traffic of the Soul: A Poem
In the labyrinth of my mind, Thoughts race like reckless drivers on a crowded highway. Each junction a choice, Each decision a road sign...
Aidan Bernstein-Lundy
Mar 28
Icarus’s Descent
In soaring dreams, I dared to rise, With waxen wings, through azure skies. Oh, how the sun's embrace did call, A siren's song, my sure...
Nicole Bellows
Mar 28
The Thing that Looms
It rises from the depths Harboring and stirring like a monster Wrestling me down with its bear grip on my mind I’m waging a war within...
Lillian Kupersmit
Mar 4
Mystic River
The mystic river, a clairvoyant tale A test to see who will flourish or fail The current flows through you and brushes your sides...
Aidan Bernstein-Lundy
Mar 4
The Corner Of Lexington And 34th Street: An Unsent Letter
My Dearest, Do you remember the donut shop on the corner of Lexington and 34th Street? God, I’ve forgotten what it was called. Isn’t it...
Aidan Bernstein-Lundy
Feb 14
Desire's Dance
In the time of midnight dreams, where nothing is quite as it seems, There grows a hunger, a yearning deep, a secret the heart forever...
Lillian Kupersmit
Jan 29
Your Resolution
My resolution? There is nothing to resolve. The wounds are still raw And nothing will absolve Is that against the rules? I know I’m...
Nicole Bellows
Jan 23
After Hours
Lights out The house asleep Silence save for crickets chirping The occasional car revving past I gaze at the moon Its light shines...
Aidan Bernstein-Lundy
Dec 21, 2023
The Dark Angel
In a realm where shadows fell, under the moon's arcane spell, In a land untouched by the dawn, where light had long since withdrawn,...
Chris Caccavano
Dec 21, 2023
Snow Falls on a Lonely Place
Snow falls on a lonely place. One figure stands stark Against the darkness. Piercing eyes protrude from The shadows, a gaze fleeting yet...
Johanna Indyk
Dec 11, 2023
Forced to Mature
The older siblings got their childhoods But where did our’s go? Being forced to mature No accomplishments were new We weren’t ready to...
Lillian Kupersmit
Nov 27, 2023
I Didn't Understand
I shouldn't have taken you for granted. I didn't understand it. I was never honest with you. I never really liked you. But we liked the...
Aidan Bernstein-Lundy
Nov 27, 2023
The Moonlight Carnation
In the garden of whispered fears, blooms a flower watered by tears, A bud of beauty, pure and bright, nurtured by sorrow's quiet night....
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