The Unsaid

by Myanna Alston

Love me now
As my eyes admire this beautiful atmosphere
Let me inhale 
your love
And I promise to exhale
my gratitude.
You and I 
are like the ocean and the moon
In sync as water spills on sand
Finding itself in the other
Retreating to the only thing it’s ever known.

Myanna Alston is a freshman at Columbia College pursuing a major in forensic psychology. In addition to her academics, she also is a thrower for the track and field team. This is her first poetry publication.