By Leighton Tanaka, TIWP Student I emerged from the stuffy basement, and was surprised by the sights that lay before me. Muted flags streaked through the air as a strong wind blew dust through the streets. Immediately securing my mask to my face I looked to the tan skies, where the tall buildings of the […]
Captive
By Leighton Tanaka, TIWP Student “Do you plan to keep me here? To simply lock me up and be done with me? To forget you ever existed, you think I forgive so easily?” Indie spat at the person standing at the front of the cell. She could hear their hands shaking as the keys they […]
(I’m Burning Up)
By Hazel Smith, TIWP Student (i’m burning up)im on firethe flames kiss my fingertips and it spreadsmy clothes shrivel and warp and the ash fliesmy hair lights up now i have a mane of orange and yellowa halo of smoke above my head im on fireand nobody sees it so my rings meltand my lips […]
Dear Crispin Leigh Smith
By Hazel Smith, TIWP Student i didn’t get to say goodbye. this is what i would’ve said if we could’ve talked one last time. i love you. you are so special to me. your love for your family, your career, your drive, and your positive attitude inspire me every. day. and i’m going to miss […]
Her Laugh
By Hazel Smith, TIWP Student will i be gone tomorrow?i wonder if you want to knowi don’t intend to beit’s just my actions that contradict my speech this morning i realized i can’t recall her laugh.i felt nothing. maybe i want to be locked downbut i push you away when i need you the mostam […]
At a Certain Point
By Hazel Smith, TIWP Student i didn’t want to be friends with themi wanted to BE them we had everything they hadmaybe more you threw it all away when you threw me out and locked the door we flowed so naturallybut i couldn’t love youif you didn’t love me blocking people for kicksjust to see […]
Breathless
By Hazel Smith, TIWP Student she floats down every staircase her angelic aura flickering whites and silvers cloud her eyes and she takes my breath away classic but untold she loves wild things people who will never wait the prettiest trope i’ve ever known and i can hear her bones creaking her class heart cracks […]
Compatible Signs
By Mina Talebi, TIWP Student I never thought it would be you,Blond hair,Green eyes,That smile,But I love how you walkAnd swoon at your wordsAnd get lost in your voice for a while. And when you don’t text me back,I’m not trying to be clingy, I swear,But I hang onto the space between those three dotsAnd […]
Harvest Moon
By Emma Stokes, TIWP Student When you were here we danced in those old fields. The sign would always say do not enter and at first, I didn’t want to. Then you look at me and asked if I trusted you and I did. So we spent hours dancing, laughing, and rolling in those fields […]
The Door
By Leighton Tanaka, TIWP Student I opened the door. Mom and dad always warned us about it. They said that outside there was nothing but a wasteland. They said that the outside was burning. Mom and dad are liars. The plants somehow grow without sunlight, the flags sink under the weight of the air, the […]
The Intuitive Voice 