By Maeve Clinger, TIWP Student sometimes i feel my voice is too loud, that it echoes for miles and miles and those around me cover their ears. i feel i am too… much for everybody, too bright, too big,  i am taking up space that is not mine to take. the universe is so big, […]

By Maeve Clinger, TIWP Student days go byand byi can’t remember what day it isor what year it iswhere i amwhere i waswhere i will be everything fades in and outconversations they say “where did you go?”“are you even listening to me?”“where is your mind!?”to be honesti don’t knowprobably floating around in spacecaught in the rings of Saturn only […]

By Maeve Clinger, TIWP Student “c’mon guys!” your friends call.you walk into the pumpkin patch.its dark, the only light is from the full moon.you hear whispers,but a part of you doesn’t think its from your group.the bravest are in the front, the timid ones in the back.halloween is the one night when the patch is closedbut you […]

By Maeve Clinger, TIWP Student i will miss you like the sun misses the stars because i think i have figured it out i am allergic to all people, all people except you. i will bring you down like rain heaving clouds because i hold on too tight and instead of drifting away i am […]

By Maeve Clinger, TIWP Student she is the pure essence of graceeach step, each twirl, each leapare flowing with beauty and thoughther face is painted with a sweet, soft smileof wistfulness and devotioneverything she doesis captivating she is satin, and silk, and laceshe is dew, and sun, and raindropseverything about her dripswith sugar and honeyand as you […]

By Audrey Howard, TIWP Student She would give you dances in the moonlightShe would do many things for youShe could burn the universe down for youShe would give you wondrous timesHer beauty stands aloneShe would give you everything you wantedYou could be godlikeYou could be rich beyond human conceptionYou could be a creature of the […]

By Olivia Tiffin, TIWP Student And through my rose tinted telescope, I’ll watch you as you sit beside the waves at night,As I ponder your life without me in sight.I’ll watch you in your hopeless night,As you cry in the sand as the waves wrap around your light.And I will wish for those sunny days […]

By Mina Talebi, TIWP Student I have this bad habit of thinking of you as a house. When you hold my hand, you let me through the red chipping door and into the hallway andYou – you,point out the family pictureson the wall while I feel my feet sink into the carpet.You squeeze my hand […]

By Maeve Clinger, TIWP Student he speaks with wisdomwords flow out of him like a waterfallpeople either stare in awe or slight fearhe dreams of castles, and love and lightbut he also dreams of danger, and tears, and dark.he speaks of truth and lies, oceans and mountains, whispers after lights out.his arms move when he […]

By Maeve Clinger, TIWP Student if i were to meet my past self  i would warn her i would remind her that this does not last and at some point  sleep will be a reward rather than a burden  school will be dreaded, not loved and love is pain, not glory i would tell her […]