By Stella Pollock, TIWP Student Torn pages fluttered as the breeze flipped words of the soul back and forthThe leather cover was wornAnd the scuffs and stains told a story of their ownOne of being carried around by a doting owner for decadesThe writing inside was nearly impossible to decipherEach line on the page contained […]
To Be in Nature
By Annabelle Kennedy, TIWP Student what does it feel like to be among nature? they asked. here’s the answer: it is wonderful. everlasting, slow like syrup, time is moving so slowly. you walk along roads dusted with gifts from the trees. the sunlight streams onto your face, lights up your whole body. the scent and sound […]
Acknowledgement
By Lucie Keul, TIWP Student I don’t know what phrase I use most. Like, how am I supposed to know? Who expects me to know that? I don’t even know how to measure, like, how much I use one word compared to, like, another? I could, like, count it. But that’s, like, a lot of […]
The Forever Unknown
By Stella Pollock, TIWP Student “What is space?” seems to be the only question no search engine can fully and completely answer. Yes, articles written by esteemed scientists will pop up, enticing readers with titles like “your questions answered,” but by the end of the text, these experts admit that even their meticulous research can’t […]
Bye
By Natalie Ware, TIWP Student Look at the starsLook how they shine for you You were so quiet todayThat’s usually meI’m not usually quietBut in this circumstance I almost always amBut you were this timeAnd then she cameAnd reminded me that I have nothingMy therapist would’ve said I should’ve talked to youWhen you were quietBut […]
Purple Hoodie
By Natalie Ware, TIWP Student I know I’ve said it 100 times in 100 different ways to nobody but myself but everything is differentAnd it’s so strangeI hate when people act like nothing happenedYou are evidence that something didI hate when people act like this is the age when everything startsIt feels like everything’s already […]
Coma
By Natalie Ware, TIWP Student When I was younger I would wish I could curl up in a ball Whenever I got overwhelmed Some days I would wrap myself in a blanket and crawl on the floor Because I liked how it felt To pretend no one else was there And if they were judging me I wouldn’t have to […]
Butterflies
By Dalia McManis, TIWP Student Inside she is full of butterfliesA caterpillar is what they seeThey don’t accept her for who she isOr who she wants to beIn a cocoon she will hideFloat away with the rising tideUntil she can fly awayAs a butterfly
Mr. Linden’s Library
By Laily Berjis, TIWP Student Mr. Arthur Linden stalked the halls of his home. He peeked through the windows of the grand entrance, looking for the carriage. His niece, Evelyn Hutton, should be here any second. He turned around and continued to stalk the hallway. He soon came about the dining room, and upon entrance, […]
Eleven Forever
By Lina Norris-Raman, TIWP Student You were sitting in our backyard, picking at the grass. It’s 9:30, and the fireflies are starting to come out. I call to you, “Mimi, it’s time to come in!” “One minute mama!” you say, cupping a firefly in your hand. You’re mesmerized by the creature, which I think is […]
The Intuitive Voice 