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What could I be

morgan clarkE, march 2026

What could I be 
I could be anything, everything, nothing
But specifically, I don’t know
Maybe I’m your favorite quote
Maybe a note
The musical one or the paper you’ll pass
To your crush in class?
Hmm… what could I be?

I could be a stuffed animal.
A cannibal?
Naw, I’m not a murderer
Maybe I was in a past life
I wonder what kind of death penalty I would get
You know what
This is getting a little too dark
Let’s get back on topic

Maybe a song?
That one sock you always lose
The moon?
A balloon?
What kind of balloon
The one at a birthday party or
The one kids get at the fair
Hmm… maybe

What if I were the dark?
A shark?
A book with a thousand pages
A flower
The sinking feeling in your stomach
When anxiety sets in
A grin
The quiet
A word
Would I be short or long
How many syllables would I have
Maybe a silent letter too
Hmm… yea I like that idea

Maybe a revolution 
A star
A universe 
A black hole
The big bang, maybe
The sound of rain tapping the window at night
A kite
A number
6 or 7
I like 10,000
Hmm… that wouldn’t be bad

Nostalgia
The warmth of a mother’s hands
Forehead kisses
Found family
A sketchbook
A chess rook
A queen
Hmm… you know what
I'm just gonna sleep on it
​

Morgan clarke

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      • It's time to start indulging
      • Your Abusive Boyfriend Is Not DL
      • Know Your Rights: What To Do Around Ice
    • CREATIVE WRITING >
      • Invisible Thread
      • Dear Jane Doe
      • What Could I Be
      • Weather Boy
      • I hate you
      • My Beautiful Spring
      • I, Who Have Worn Many Faces
      • Creativity Is A Burden On The Creative
      • Arrow Through The Chest
      • Deathbott Chapter 5
      • YOLO OR YËAT
      • Deathbott Chapter 6
    • Artist Corner >
      • Dream Sweet in Sea Major
      • Dog.
      • When you have a bat, everything looks like a ball.
      • Deathbott Character Art
    • Media Reviews >
      • Danganronpa Trial 3's: They Suck
      • And I Wonder (Kanye West)
      • So…What’s Up With REANIMAL?
    • Sports Panel >
      • Boys Swim: Senior Highlight
      • Girls Swim: Senior Highlight
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      • Two
      • Young and Pretty
      • Chimeras: Growing Up in Majority-White and Majority-Black Schools
      • My Favorite Color Used To Be Pink
      • Good Mother
      • Cancel the Mouse: Why New Disney Sucks
      • Is Hope the New Punk Rock?: Superman Movie Review
    • 10.25 >
      • Ignorance Is PURE Bliss
      • The Subjectivity of Creativity: How Wrongful Interpretation is Dangerous
      • Petty Games
      • If You're So Wise, Why Do You Come Off So Passionless?
      • How Animal Farm by George Orwell Still Speaks Today
      • How To Train Your Hyper-Realistic Live Action Reboot
      • Absense of August
      • Art fight Collection
    • 11.25 >
      • The Overconsumption Cycle
      • My Experience Being Painfully Insecure.
      • An Age-Old Question
      • They Hate Us Cause They Ain't Us
      • Transgressions Against the Father
      • Watership Down
      • The Black Phone 2: More is Less
      • How Fish Became Gods
    • 1.26 >
      • The Concept of One Individual
      • Police & Black Americans—The Battle for Civil Rights
      • White Hair Braiders
      • The Dust Under My Bed
      • Popular (Wicked)
      • “Carpe Diem, Seize The Day.” - A Media Review On Dead Poets Society
      • They Could've Made Anything, but They Chose This Book
    • 2.26 >
      • The Only Thing More Powerful Than Hate is Love
      • Is it Possible to Separate Art From the Artist?
      • Take Things Seriously
      • Blood-Covered "Love"
      • Sunflower
      • Iron Lung Review
      • Night In the Woods Analysis: The Hole At The Center Of Everything