A/{(ti<Ji£ Voices /{ jLiterarv AAadagiuo w ZBDl Mount Voices 2005-2006 Limited Edition This original printing features a unique watercolor cover hand-painted by Dara Halperin and Marielos Zeka. The Editors would like to thank Larry & Lechlak at Advance Graphics Printing for his expertise, patience and flexibility and Raven Wilson for her help on the last day of production. MOUrvj of. tVlARY b ; MOUNT ST. MARY'S ^ ARCHIVES Mount Voices A Journal of Poetry and Prose Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation http://archive.org/details/mountvoices20052006vari Mount Voices A Journal of Poetry and Prose 2005-2006 Edition Editors Vanessa Bravo Dara Halperin Marisa Smith Marielos Zeka Mount St Mary's College Los Angeles Mount Voices is an annual publication of Mount St. Mary's College. It features the work of Mount St. Mary's undergraduates, non-traditional students, alumnae, fac- ulty, staff, and administrators, as well as writers from across the nation. All works belong to the individual authors. No works may be reprinted without the permis- sion of the individual authors. For current submission policies, please send a query with a self-adressed, stamped envelope to the attention of Marcos McPeek Villatoro, English Department. Questions or comments via e-mail may be directed to: [email protected] Faculty Advisor: Marcos McPeek Villatoro Editors: Vanessa Bravo Dara Halperin Marisa Smith Marielos Zeka Original cover art: Marielos Zeka Cover Model: Nabila Adnan Mount St. Mary's College 12001 Chalon Road Los Angeles, CA 90049 IV Table of Contents Foreword ix Bob Reith Since You Asked 1 Jennifer Negrete A Gerontology Degree 8 Marielos Zeka Post Humanistly 9 Emily Paulson The Greek-ltalian-lndian-Venezuelan-Jew 11 Yahtina Nayale Macali This Really Happened 15 Denise Resendez Tiempo (Para Mi Papa) 17 Yahtina Nayale Macali for a child beauty queen 18 Vanessa Bravo Choices 19 Amparo Hernandez "Should Bite My Tongue?" 20 I Jenny Hernandez Clouds 21 Tiare Kaolelopono Ch'row Da Ack 22 Hana Aubershaid Words to Live By 25 Jamie Kazay The Green Crayon's Destruction 27 Jenny Kane Untitled 29 Jamie Kazay Self-Portrait 32 Jessica Flores Untitled 33 Raven Wilson You Don't Know Me!!! 34 Vanessa Bravo Mocking Russian 36 Denise Resendez Molinetes 37 Marisa Smith Breaking Through "The Wall" 38 Jenni Hernandez Rain 40 Rebecca Romero Us 41 VI Marielos Zeka Momma Your Depression Looms Up High 43 Ashlei Kramer Some Things Know 44 I Marielos Zeka Fucking Piece of Cotton 46 Zoran Masirevic The Comeback 49 lleana Hernandez The Comfort of a Dream 50 Amparo Hernandez "Each Day" 2 AM 52 Kristen Maneca Why 53 Amparo Hernandez Tonight 54 Elizabeth Galaida Ice Follies 55 Jamie Kazay My Boyfriend's Guns 67 Loren Ornelas The Perfect Season 69 Jessica Flores Being All You Can Be 70 VII Manelos Zeka Inequality 72 Yahtina Nayale Macali Untitled 73 Amparo Hernandez "Emptiness" 76 Jennifer Negrete Working Student 78 Vanessa Bravo Cada Noche 79 Sr. Joseph Adele Edwards Listen to the Sky 80 The Voices Author Biographies 83 VIII