Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Conceal

Conceal

Elizabeth Hope, Contributor September 25, 2023

I see so many lives on a screen I know nothing is ever as it seems Look at them and their perfect smiles  I just wish I could have their enchanting lifestyles I watch these people party and...

Soundless Song

Soundless Song

Noah Willoughby, Contributor September 19, 2023

A soundless song plays in the corner of the room,  Where love and laughter used to bloom.  The eerie silence plays over and over,  Until the thought of vacancy becomes somewhat a reality.    The...

Drive the long way home

Drive the long way home

Elizabeth Hope September 19, 2023

Drive the long way home down the scenic road Where the sun shines bright and the river flows See the mountainside and the vast blue sky Feel the cool breeze blow and watch the birds fly high Drive...

Darkest days

Darkest days

Samantha Ysaguirre, Staff Writer September 10, 2023

Looking out for black and white dark days,  Then, blackout days.  One thousand voices are smiling in my ways. So they say they speak in tongues.  But all I feel is the weight on my lungs.  Now...

For me

For me

Samantha Ysaguirre, Staff Writer September 5, 2023

For some, depression comes in waves of shame  Things they’ve done,  Mistakes they’ve made For me, it comes in the weight of not wanting to be who I am.  Living my life day by day It’s the...

The mystery of misery

The mystery of misery

Samantha Ysaguirre, Staff Writer August 27, 2023

Perpetual thoughts in my head, questioning if I’ll ever become fitting I try to believe in the idea of holding onto life  But it’s been so long  I’m afraid the mystery in it all is gone There,...

Aphantasia

Aphantasia

Robert Gonzales, Contributor July 6, 2023

Molten clocks melted over my head, slowly warping to decay, but time went on without the direction of its hands. Umbral moths rose from the earth and swallowed the light of this...

Celebrate National Poetry Month

Celebrate National Poetry Month

Samantha Ysaguirre, Staff Writer April 18, 2023

The special occasion to celebrate poetry is the month of April. It is the most prominent literary celebration in the world. Its creation encourages the reading, teaching, and artistry of poetry. To those...

Lilac in the new spring

Lilac in the new spring

Samantha Ysaguirre, Staff Writer March 28, 2023

What I have forgotten about love is seen in the lilac this spring. What always seemed black and white now gleams of purple, blue and hues of pink. Thoughts of insanity still swirl in my mind while...

Gasp for the virtue

Gasp for the virtue

Samantha Ysaguirre, Staff Writer March 7, 2023

Though my soul longs for moments of peace and clarity During my time on earth, I know it will never be. But oh, how my soul gasps for the virtue, Like a fish gasping for the sea. I did not...

Whatever you say

Whatever you say

Luna Infante, Staff Writer February 18, 2023

Every time I am whispered these bitter lies  I cover them in sugar I try to soften their taste  They come from a pretty mouth A pretty mouth just like yours You said you loved me  Stupidly, I...

Temptations of the Hellion

Temptations of the Hellion

Samantha Ysaguirre, Staff Writer February 14, 2023

Mere air in the seeps of my skin, hollow like the whispers of the devil’s grin, bleeding out ribbons of red silk and leading a wandering mind into a horrid trope Hun tsk tsk laughed the girl with...

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