By Gwyneth Ayers, TIWP Student Once upon a time, there was a boy and his parents who moved into a giant mansion. They got to the door and saw a letter that read: GO UPSTAIRS, BUT DON’T GO INTO THE ROOM ON THE RIGHT. They listened to the warning and didn’t go in there. But […]
My Pigeon
By Eleni Pham, TIWP Student cute and littlecute little pigeon but fat body.people have been feeding him.i want to call him fim. but when he flies away i want to sway away.every time i see fim i always think of when i will miss him. his colors are blue and white. I really wish he […]
Letting Go
By Mina Talebi, TIWP Student My dad called it snowed – The way you looked at us like you loved us in your past life.Snowed Means sedatedMeans over-medicatedA last resort. Why are we at our last resort? You used to be the most vibrant person I knew,And now you’re reachingReachingReachingFor my nameFor my handFor the TV remoteStare at […]
Rapunzel – the real story
By Lena Matthews, TIWP Student I hated that stupid girl. All she ever talked about was hair, makeup and boys. Princes, Princes, Princes, Princes!!!! You see, that is why I had to lock her up. You see, I never meant to keep Rapunzel there forever. I just wanted her to change. To not be so […]
Petals
By Lena Matthews, TIWP Student The petal drifted down bustled by the windNo choice but going down, down down No choice but going downPassing treesThen bushes flowers budsBeaten by the rain Blown by the wind Dried by the sun Covered by the snowLiving through seasons Summers winters The petal drifted down Landing on the pavement Getting stepped on by boots Big boots, small bootsTennis shoes, […]
In the End
By Lena Matthews, TIWP Student You walked down the road smiling all the way You painted our fears away, away, awayYou painted our fears awayEverything you touched Turned to bright glowing gold You kept the dark away You let the sun shine When the rain came you just kept walking Down the road, down the road, down the roadYou just kept walking down […]
Dormant
By Audrey Lambert, TIWP College Student Airplanes are weird, especially when the flight is so short you can’t adapt to living in that liminal space. Normally I use that sort of unsettling time chunk to do homework or read or write, but this time I had just come off of writing a ten-page midterm essay […]
Dodgeball
By Sol Dente, TIWP Student i will love you no matter your misdemeanors she saysher hand in mineand my heart in hersa cacophony of drums i have never been loved beforethe only supports i know is the marble i call my paper andthe words she has left stained on it we were born of war perhaps it is fitting that we are […]
K
By Hazel Smith, TIWP Student gasp around locked lipschanges in relationships call each other best friendshold on baby this can’t end but we can’t sit alone in private placescoffee shop stained by dark blue kisses difficult conversations broken up by laughterafter the storm it’s fine, after, after hearts in a home togetherbrace for the roughest […]
The Day I Almost Died
By Eva Sway, TIWP Student “It’s so cold!” I hear Sydney, the most dramatic girl on our water polo team, yell. “Ahhh!” another girl screeches. The kids coming out of the pool look pale and they are shivering. I just started water polo so I can not slack on warm-ups or anything. Arms behind me, […]
The Intuitive Voice 