Duplicity, Dark and Light by Marianne Su
Acrylic and Oil Paints
The Power of a Name by Ari McKellin
Poetry
Each time
I hear that name,
A weight is added,
Like someone dropped
A stone into my backpack.
Family gatherings.
Another stone.
A sub taking attendance.
Another stone.
College mail.
Another stone.
Student ID.
Another stone.
But,
When I hear MY name,
A stone is taken out.
A teacher calling MY name.
A stone is taken out.
A friend calling MY name.
A stone is taken out.
A package with MY name.
A stone is taken out.
A name
Is more than
A label.
It is more than
“Bookworm"
Or "chorister".
Each name
Conceals a story.