Locked Out
I’ve got the keys to success.
They’re hangin from my pocket now.
I always have known that I
Wanted to be successful.
Make money, get employed, and
Hopefully
Die happy.
Through my passionate work
And sleepless nights,
I have earned the right to call the keys
My own.
One key is a collection
Of Pre-Calc and Shakespeare studies.
This will undoubtedly open many locks and doors.
Another key is a culmination
Of Immoral choices I’ve made.
Of toes stepped on,
Backs stabbed,
And friends betrayed.
I’ve got the keys to success.
They’re clinkin in my pocket now.
I get to the door that opens to success,
But my keys and I
Are useless.
Twisting the knobs and
Disengaging the locks
Does nothing to open
The door.
All of these keys and
Yet the door to success refuses to open.
I wonder what’s on the other side.
I’ve got the keys to success.
They’re an anchor in my pocket now.
Meanwhile,
A happy musician, with a guitar case
Filled with crumpled dollar bills
And dreams,
Passes by the door to success
And enters the unlocked door of
Peace, Love, and Positivity.
-2017 Magazine
Editors-in-Chief:
Aiden Chan ‘26
Veena Scholand ‘26
Art Editors:
Aurelia Wen ‘27 (lead)
Brock Bowen ‘27
Irene Kim ‘28
Aiden Chan ‘26
Veena Scholand ‘26
Art Editors:
Aurelia Wen ‘27 (lead)
Brock Bowen ‘27
Irene Kim ‘28
Prose Editors:
Edel Lee ‘26 (lead)
Olivia Yu ‘27
Isha Seth ‘28
Edel Lee ‘26 (lead)
Olivia Yu ‘27
Isha Seth ‘28
Poetry Editors:
Kenzy Abdalla ‘27 (lead)
Rebecca Spiewak ‘27
Natalia Todorovich ‘27
Elyssa Power ‘28
Kenzy Abdalla ‘27 (lead)
Rebecca Spiewak ‘27
Natalia Todorovich ‘27
Elyssa Power ‘28
Event Coordinators:
Ari Mehta ‘27 (lead)
Natalie Billings ‘27
Jemma Grauer ‘28
Ari Mehta ‘27 (lead)
Natalie Billings ‘27
Jemma Grauer ‘28
Web Editors:
Aurora Chevalier ‘26
Audrey Wang ‘28
Henry Russell ‘28
Faculty Advisor
Mr. Ben Johnson
Aurora Chevalier ‘26
Audrey Wang ‘28
Henry Russell ‘28
Faculty Advisor
Mr. Ben Johnson
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