“The Inkblot,” a new literary and arts magazine featuring poetry, short stories and artwork by Malibu High School students, will publish its third edition this spring. The magazine is funded by community members and The Shark Fund, a volunteer organization of parents who raise money for Malibu High School to provide amenities such as computers, publishing software and technology printers. The following poem by Malibu High School senior Christie Brydon, who will attend Stanford University in the fall, was published in the first issue and volume of “The Inkblot.”
The tears of heaven are
making a band,
Composing a symphony
that needs to be pushed away
so often because its
beauty
is so
rare
that we don’t know how
deal with it.
Its songs sound different
in my head,
Which flies in all directions and
creates its own outlet
with no intentions of
playing along with this
game of reality.
The silence after the
storm is resentful and I
want to go back.
I take out a paper cup
to collect the tears
but all I receive is
loose change.