Prose

  • Love is Colorful

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    Katie Cruz

    Love is love, and having feelings doesn’t make one a monster. The law was written in black and white. But love is colorful. We can’t condone breaking the law, but the law isn’t always the arbiter of what is ethical. Your feelings are not a flaw. The flaw is society’s reaction to your feelings.

  • A Purpose

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    Katie Cruz

    I lie here at night, wondering why the world is such a scary place. The hate and violence, they frighten me. The greed and famine, they depress me. The self-centeredness, it disappoints me. But she lies here next to me, snuggled in sweet slumber, nestled in my arms. She knows not the evils of this…