“blue velvet boy” by Brooklyn Hellwig

I. 

i met a boy. 

whose eyes gleamed like 

deep Florida waters and 

whose voice caressed me

like blue velvet during 

late-night calls 

over nothing important. 

II. 

i liked a boy 

whose puffy cheeks were 

speckled with freckles, 

stars i hand-picked 

from the night sky to 

complement his bushy 

brows and deep dimples. 

III. 

i broke a boy

who called me while i 

cried and read me poems 

until his dulcet tones lulled me. 

whom i repaid by 

crumbling

his world in my palm. 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

Brooklyn Hellwig is a junior this year. She’s been expressing her feelings through poetry for about two years. 

Hellwig said she is honored to have received this award. 

“It’s really nice to be recognized for your work,” Hellwig said. “All of my friends tell me my writing is good, but it’s totally different to have people with knowledge in the field of poetry to tell me I’m good.”