La Chispa 2023 - Sandia Preparatory School
The 2023 issue of "La Chispa," Sandia Prep's literary magazine
The 2023 issue of "La Chispa," Sandia Prep's literary magazine
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I’m floating in a fog, confined in an airtight box that’s pushing<br />
through space; everything I have to accomplish racing through<br />
my incredibly exhausted mind. Tethered to everything asked of<br />
me, trying to sift through each droplet of expectation in search of<br />
approval.<br />
Will I do it right?<br />
Will I make the right choice?<br />
My soul’s distress finally makes its way into my bloodstream and<br />
my temples begin to pound a terrible beat. My carefully crafted<br />
walls can no longer contain the panic that has been clawing, attempting<br />
to escape ever since I began to consider treading the<br />
treacherous, overwhelming path.<br />
I feel it behind my eyes. Growing from the deepest parts of my<br />
brain, spreading outwards in a slow, menacing way. My vision<br />
begins to blur as it stretches down my body, conquering me.<br />
Fear.<br />
Fear of the path I choose to take.<br />
Fear of disappointing.<br />
Because I don’t know anything yet.<br />
Because my feet still have the stains of the soft, comfortable soil<br />
on them; that familiar dirt between my toes.<br />
-Dahlia Walker<br />
39<br />
-Daniela Baca