Missing You

I am still looking for you. I wish you hadn’t left. Our hearts still hurt badly.

We’re on a never-ending roller-coaster ride desperately wishing to get off and find you on the other side.

But you’re not there.

You did your best in battle. In the end, you lost.

Now at peace, you lay alongside others; other brethren who fought their own battles and lost.

You’re no longer in pain or suffering. I should be content with that.

I remember your words, and I will do my best. As I am struggling to learn to continue on without the greatest.From Guest Contributor Hope Scippio

Hope is a student of journalism, graphic design, and broadcasting at Pikes Peak State College.

Amusement Parked

One day city visit. While parents shopped around, brother and I went to an amusement park.

We knew what we wanted to ride. Had to first go past bumping cars, carousels and the like in the kiddie section. When I spotted the roller coaster in the distance, we ran for it.

One of the biggest, a newscaster once said. The TV screen showed riders gripped with terror, rolling down in lightning speed, screaming all the way. Adrenaline rush for sure.

“Sorry, kiddos,” an attendant hollered. “Closed down for maintenance. Should be running in a day or two.”

We weren’t amused.

From Guest Contributor Krystyna Fedosejevs

Krystyna writes poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction regardless of the season, although she prefers spring.