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Mayra Gomez, a student at Endicott College, writes The Somerville Times: “I’m from Honduras, Central America.  I’m 19 years old. My major is International Business. I love literature and learning different writing styles.”

Mayra Gomez

the soul transcends

a butterfly ascends,

with radiant wings,

glowing in a moment of grief.

A soul keeps living,

The body expires,

Like the sun,

At the end of the day.

The world shrouded by sorrow, sadness

A butterfly,

Shimmering through the agony

And the effulgent warmth

Of a soul,

That is alive.

— Mayra Gomez