Shyla is a junior who joined the Wire due to the strong persuasion of a friend who was in the club. Shyla often writes poetry, but is willing to, and will, dabble in journalism.
One way or another, everyone has some sort of problem with the way others conduct themselves in our school’s hallways. As a high school senior, I do think I am qualified to give a few tips to help our...
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Those nasty thoughts rattle my head.
A hug or kiss may grant me bliss,
Alas, I lie lonesome in bed.
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atop my throne, I wear a crown
worked my way up, but not enough,
So...
I was always very particular
About my shades of purple.
The perfect one was not too pink,
And not too blue,
Not to dark but not too light,
Just right, sat just in the middle, my favorite,
That...
Kitty ears & kitty paws
Kitty tail & kitty claws
Kitty fur in kitty knots
Kitty mind with kitty thoughts
I admire kitty’s stripes
The way she licks her paw &...
I give my life to the place I love.
I guard my home with eager eye
& crush the enemy as they swing by.
But still they climb & rise above.
I change my tune, I get new moves
I...
you are the silence before the storm.
an unsettling calm.
you are a moment to myself,
a peaceful decompression.
you are a silent household where
I’ll let myself sing...
the day fades & my skin I shed
laid up in bed I breathe a sigh
the moon is high, the end is nigh
& i’m just trying to get by.
no longer does my hearts songs sing
to things...
chop me up & serve me sweet
for all the people to eat
starving so her fat is gone
pure red meat left to chew on
the girl gives a selfless feast
so treat your meal like it’s a priest
make...
I lay my head on your chest
after my lips have left yours,
& I hear that thumping in your chest
as I put my ear up to your heart.
ba-dump.
ba-dump.
ba-dump.
the...
I watch as the last storms snow
begins to melt away
finally fading into the green-ish grass
to be forgotten until next winter
at least I hoped to forget.
news...
This fall, the Monroe-Woodbury Drama Club performed “Radium Girls”, a retelling of the legal battles that a group of watch dial painters fought after they contracted radiation poisoning at their...
before I entered your terrain
I considered myself whole.
I knew what I was
before you
but you drew me in.
so, with you,
deny me the truth, &
rub salt in my wounds
&...
I finally cut my hair.
it took four years of passive contemplation
to finally make that decision.
I sat in the chair &
watched as bits of purple
fluttered to the ground...
This June the Monroe-Woodbury Drama Club presents "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" which contrary to popular belief, is not an actual spelling bee, but instead a musical which chronicles a...
Senior art majors displayed their art work at the annual student Art Show held in the high school's wrestling room on Friday, May 2.
All photos by Shyla Meighan.
A typical day at Monroe-Woodbury High School starts at 7:08 a.m. when the first bell rings. However, this start time has been a subject of discussion for many years. Both lack of sleep and too early start...
Congratulations!
After 16 long years of your life,
You’ve finally become what we wanted.
Gone are those silly fantasies of
Being free to love as you’d like.
I told you it...
I’ll say I like the taste
Partially because I do
but also to deny that something’s wrong
I’ll pick up a glass
as a pick me up
begging me to pick it up
& sip
&...
you say the sky
is beautiful tonight
so I take your word
& I step outside
alas, the sky where I am
is almost the same as always
a slight hint of purple
grazes it’s...
Am I like,
Being annoying?
I know you’re busy &
I know you usually love to talk to me,
I mean, how can you not,
but,
I just feel like
I’m bugging you in a way.
Which...
I don’t want you to worry,
so I’ll put up a charade
cause it’s really not that big a deal
I know I’ll manage!
& I just know I’d be a nuisance
having those walls down...
I’m glad I can at least deal with it
I can always manage
but I always hate the thought of it
I hate how they make you feel
& how I don’t see an out for you
not through...
Written by: Traegan Soto
Artwork by: Shyla Meighan
“Masked, Threaded, Cut.” is an upcoming project in 2025 written in verse by Traegan Soto; brought to life with artwork by Shyla Meighan....
The Monroe-Woodbury Drama Club explores the question, "What if my dream is to fight people for the French King Louis XIII?” in their fall production of "The Three Musketeers." The play will be performed...
every so often
on the rare occasion I get the chance
to step foot outside at night,
without a watchful eye,
I look up at the stars
in the cool, peaceful night
& oh, how I love the stars.
how...
