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Editor’s Notes: This article is part two of “ADHD and Me” published in Fall 2018. October was ADHD Awareness Month. I found that out through YouTube and it took me by surprise. I live with ADHD, and to put it frankly, in October I wasn’t being aware of my own […]
– My oh My How the angels cry False idols rise The devil’s smize Corporate greed Plant the seed To world domination Utter destruction The poor will cry Rich turn a blind eye To their pain Driving people insane Healthcare is a privilege Don’t try to break the bridge Student […]
There are moments when I’d miss you And my heart stops I forget how to breathe My body aches I’d long for our youth My first real heartbreak My first true loss For I could never get you back I’m not sure if there is a God But there was […]
In the rain Sleep driven She felt a hundred minutes Drive across A dark night Her eyes, rays of light
When the leaves turn orange The cool breeze Lingering feelings Smell of coffee in the air Long drives into The never-ending sunset Talking about nothing Favourite movie In your love’s sweater Lost in the library with tales Of adventurous possibilities Cereal and cartoons On a lazy Sunday Feature image […]
Cotton candy clouds Floating above a whimsical little town Lovers’ endearing hearts Children’s sweet tears of laughter Parachute of colours Lollipop swirls Hypnotizing to the mind’s eye Dancing, twirling, day into night Glistening youth everlasting Chewing on saltwater taffy Sand in their hair Nostalgic memories in the air Kissing without […]
Sold out performance in Toronto doesn’t disappoint On Sunday, June 3, 2018, Bruno Major performed at The Great Hall in Toronto. Major is a singer-songwriter from London, England, who has grown a following including almost two million monthly listeners on Spotify. Personally, I hadn’t listened to him much before the […]
Gravitational feelings pull us in closer Caused by the Moon and the Sun Darkness harmonious with light Oceans breathe in and out Letting thoughts sail across Internal struggle thrashing among us Submerse yourself Let the current take you Under and over Let it flow through you Bring you to where […]
Mother Nature cries out in agony With her thunderous roar She weeps floods Crying for her children The greens and blues of the Earth We take for granted this gift of life We must protect Mother’s children For they gave us food and shelter Warmth that is needed to survive […]
Life is like a series of games We are the pawns of a self-made society We default to the greater cause We choose truth We choose dare Required to obey rules To play fair There will be winners As there will be losers There will be risk-takers And team players […]
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The Ontarion is the University of Guelph’s independent student newspaper. It began in 1951 as part of the Ontario Agricultural College and then began to represent the entire University of Guelph once it amalgamated in 1964. The Ontarion incorporated in May 1970 as The Ontarion, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation registered with the province of Ontario.