eighteen thousand
loans??
real life . . . sucks!

Alya Sager

FAFSA
lots of time
no $

Cindie Zelhart

I feel like
the adult at ten
mom needing money

Rachel Morrison

cramming knowledge
into my
discouraged head

Phil Koberlein

my essay
did not address
the questions    C-

Philip Jones

finished a five
page paper
forgot to save

Rachel Morrison

dinner
upside down in his lap
hope he's happy

Brittney Gillespie

starry night
another translation lost
between us

Whitney Minor

heart pounding
with sweaty hands
clinching my fists

Shannon Hackl