By Efrat Malachi
Each month, the YU Observer sends a call to YU students for poetry submissions following a specific theme. This month, the theme was “Sanctuary”, and we are featuring Efrat Malachi’s piece, ‘Sanctuary’.
From tsunamis in your eyes to parades in your heart
It’s all a sanctuary
From cracks in your nails to the silk in your smile
It’s all a sanctuary
From cavities in your courage to pits in your fear
It’s all a sanctuary
From battles in your walk to the symphonies in your talk
It’s all a sanctuary
From the good to the bad to the ordinary
It’s all a sanctuary
if you make it to be
Do you want to see your writing published? The theme for May’s poetry submissions is “Catharsis”. Send all submissions to theyuobserver@gmail.com by May 10.