Jay Roberson

Jay Roberson (they/he/she) is a senior studying Secondary Education and English. Currently, they are involved in The Rider News, Unified Sports and 107.7 The Bronc. They are looking forward to their start as a high school inclusion English teacher in September.

That feeling eight years ago
Creeps back in again
Woke up in tears
Afraid of all the pain
Just like I did in the eighth grade

And I can see me
In the students I teach
The disappointment
And fear for their future
They ask me why?

The souls that will be taken too soon
Lost control to autonomy
Collective youth sits and weeps
Mourns what could have been

So many brothers, sisters, siblings
Already lost to the world
Of unforgivable, fiery rage
For sparking joy
In the most authentic way

We’re forgettable and “fake”
But you stay saying our names
We remind you of pain
You feel for your phoniness

My friends who proudly wear pink and blue
Dwindle day by day
I’ll march for you
No matter the color
A reminder you have to stay

Prove them wrong.
You’re here, and you’re strong.