By Avery, TIWP Student The first thing Eli said when I opened the door was, “You still hate mornings?” I stared at him. He grinned. It was the same crooked grin I remembered from when we were ten, when he used to steal the last blue popsicle from my freezer and blame it on the […]
Spiraling
By Aggie, TIWP Student “So I assume you’re all wondering why I’ve gathered you here today.” I reach to turn up my music volume, avoiding the strange man’s gaze and clinging to the opposite corner of the elevator, trying to spread indifference across my face—a difficult task considering his odd comment. I fold my lips […]
Closure
By Kristen, TIWP Student Inspired by: Pylon and In Motion by beabadoobee Closure is a funny feeling.It’s not quite acceptance.more like the swirling of rainwaterin a storm drain on the side of the roadafter a heavy, turbulent downpour.Not the ending you wanted,but the one you knew was coming.Bittersweet in nature,like a car ride home after […]
Psychotomimetic
By Katelyn, TIWP Student I pretend to like running, but I use it as an excuse to listen to music. That’s why I usually take the stairs at any building I go to. Performative much? Maybe. That’s okay because no one needs to know how fake I am. If I didn’t force myself to run […]
Love
By Avery, TIWP Student Love. What does that even mean? What does it mean to love somebody? How can one small word carry something so enormous? We use the same word for the love we have for our parents, our friends, our pets, our favorite songs, even our favorite foods. Maybe that is why love […]
Forgive and Forget
By Zara, TIWP Student Sometimes I function as nothing more than a camera lens. The image is captured with the fluttering of a flash and a click. Pictures are developed in a dimly lit red room. They are hung on a fraying string, blowing softly from the gusts of breath. They develop overtime; the lighting […]
Warrior Worrier
By Zara, TIWP Student We are simplerun downtragic accidentally absolutely present. We are the creative genius behind the automobileand the scythes come to execute the believers. We are sheep that believe they are shepherds,the artist that draws inside the lines formed by the imprint of our fingernails. We are blooddripping from the rooftopand rain running down […]
The Strength of a Writer
By Lina, TIWP Student It is too difficult to write flawless poetryor words that encapsulate exactly what the mind speaks.The psyche is too profound to be consummately represented on paper.Yet in a world that praises masks to hide our passions behindwe must write our emotions into existence.We must let the world make a spectacle of […]
Tears
By Aggie, TIWP Student There is nothing more heartbreaking than when a man cries. His solid exterior crumbles with quiet sobs. His head shakes in his palms. His gasps whistle through the gaps between his knuckles, which work futilely to smother the horrible sound. The mountain quakes. Everything is in despair. The man is broken. […]
Thirteen Things I’ve Got to Be Angry At
By Aggie, TIWP Student I don’t know what to feel angry about. When I try to think of something to be angry about, I think only of myself. What have I done to aid the world that crumbles around me? Yes, I am angry at those men on TV who wave their hands idiotically and […]
