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
Editor-in-Chief
Abby Fossati
Prairie Resch
Photography/Art Editors
Jessica Chapman
Joanna Wei
Prose Editors
Alexander Yuen
Amanda Wang
Alexander Yuen
Amanda Wang
Poetry Editors
Abigail Kruger
Caroline Asnes
Pearl Miller
Abigail Kruger
Caroline Asnes
Pearl Miller
Event Coordinators
Ella Ip
Fiona Li
Ella Ip
Fiona Li
Web Editor
Julia Kosinski
Faculty Advisor
Ms. Renee Harlow
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