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All the Things
When I think about
All the things that make me happy
I think of my hobbies.
The sharp sound of metal on ice
The smell of wet paper and pigment
And flower-scented aisles of soap —
overwhelming, too much.
When I think about
All the things that bring me joy
I think of my friends.
Meaningless conversations
Suddenly become as powerful as Aristotle
My gasping laugh
Like a fish out of water —
obnoxious, unbearable —
Finally becomes music to my own ears.
When I think about
All the things that make me happy
All the things that bring me joy
I realize there’s not much.
But I smile, because for now
It’s enough.
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Heidi Hu is a 14 year old freshman at Churchill Junior High School, in East Brunswick, NJ. To Heidi, poetry is a way to record her feelings in a way that can be interpreted by others. Heidi believes that the beauty of poetry is that not only is it conveying a message, but it is also conveying an emotion. It is a form of reflection, and serves to sort her feelings in an intelligible way, that both herself and others can look back on in the future. Heidi enjoys writing poetry because she realizes it is a form of art and expression unlike any other. Heidi started writing at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. She has already had much of her art published in various magazines. She enjoys creating and is always seeking for new ways to expand her creativity. By publishing her writing, Heidi hopes others can enjoy reading her poems as much as she enjoys putting them down on paper.