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

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...

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...

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...

Introduction to Poetry Writing

Introduction to Poetry Writing

Samantha Ysaguirre, Contributor January 31, 2023

One may ask, “What is Poetry?” While many view poetry as disorderly and confusing, poetry is a lyrical and emotional method of self-expression that uses elements such as rhythm and form to bring to...

Remember

Remember

Ahavah Kirwan, Contributor January 31, 2023

Do you remember The six million The ones who celebrated Those strange holidays The ones just like us Who did not go to school or work on Fridays But were still a bit different    The...

Betrayal

Betrayal

Luna Infante, Contributor November 15, 2022

I tilted my head up, thanked the universe for you   Thanked it For your smile For your love For your selflessness For your friendship For your greatness   I tilted...

The in between

The in between

Samantha Ysaguirre, Contributer November 8, 2022

A spritz of wine for the shed of new blood And a crown of beauty for my ashes of grief, shame and disgrace While the weight of grief runs heavy, In the valley, dance my sorrows away  I can...

JPS

JPS

Zahara Latson, Staff Writer October 11, 2022

I read your book by Jean-Paul Sartre  And then you decided to leave   Me with the idea that everything I know,  Might not be everything.   And with my kaleidoscope of pendency,  I...

Load More Stories