with my very beak and the
hollyhock decor
velvet snow blanket
on the roof of this house too
crude heart that i’ll
mould so gently
i won’t leave a mark i’ll just
leave my
gentle mark to remember
this home is ours
the very ridges we sang
through and
the hymn that we rang out
with
begging for guidance
together,
a home out of wood
out of tree
out of two
feeble beaks
Nita Su is from Surrey, Canada and attends Fraser Heights Secondary School. She was a Surrey Youth Writing Contest Finalist in 2023 and the winner of the Young Writers Journal September weekly competition. She was also a featured writer on the Young Writers Journal Instagram. Nita is the Design Director for her high school’s LEO Club, the graphic designer for Early English Learners, and staff writer for Juniper Literary. When she isn’t writing, Nita enjoys reading, drawing, listening to music, and testing local cafés’ iced matcha lattes. You can find her on Instagram @0n126s.