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Emily Crain is a current sophomore at Endicott College. She is working to complete a major in English with a concentration in Secondary Education, as well as minor in Gender Studies. She has always enjoyed writing poems and stories in her free time, and she is so excited to be able to finally share her work with the world.

Emily Crain

Glass House

I want to live in glass house
In the middle of the sea.
Tiny bubbles rising up
Underneath my feet.
I want to look down
And watch the light grow dim.
As the vast expanse of water
Stretches past my vision’s rim.
I want to watch the waves
Immerse my house in its shell.
As I lay on my white velvet couch
thinking of a future that only time will tell.
I want a hot hazelnut latte
With extra foam on top
As I watch the sun rise in the morning
while the waves rise and drop.
I want my house to have all white furniture
So the ocean’s blue is what catches the eye.
My house will smell like strong coffee
And fresh baked blueberry pie.
I want to live in solitude
With my books and maybe a spouse.
Because I want to live on the ocean
In my own little glass house.

— Emily Crain

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