By Olivia Falk, TIWP Student Floating That water, it numbs you At peace with what’s true That water, a hypnotizing blue Letting the waves take me where they wish That cerulean sea, under its waves filled with fish Emotions never astray, those waves save me, keeping them at bay When I consider changing my ways […]

By Olivia Falk, TIWP Student You never miss A skilled archer, aimed with intention Young and beautiful you forever draw me in I had a mission To make you mine And just like you, I never miss We danced each other into love, neither one making missteps Light on our toes, we both knew what […]

By Annie Dashiell, TIWP Student The place that i gowhen everything seems downis back to the oceaneven when the leaves turn brownthe lapping of the wavesis the only thing on my mindno time to thinkno time to look behindyou can’t think about the futureor about the pastyour mind’s a peaceful numbas the waves push and […]

By Evy Anders, TIWP Student A nostalgia materialized into a dim stairwellhope lined these railings in redadapt to carpet and cherry woodignore echos and dare imagine a second floorrecall similar frames along the wallswatch red fade with fuchsia shadesand lean on the railing

By Hazel Smith, TIWP Student grayscale went over every word i said the two of us drifted loved you til the day i was pronounced dead drove myself mad cries escaped meas i bled breath stopped filling my lungs drowned in a pool of red burialon wednesday with the shovel from your shed six feet […]

By Hazel Smith, TIWP Student sunshine my nightlight my favorite daydream liquid sunshine you are everything rays of the mood slip through my eyelids flutters and flickers whispering movements fall into brown eyes hearts on your hand wish you’d stay here forever but i know that you can’t

By Hazel Smith, TIWP Student the most gruesome fall from grace idealizing your embrace eyes that cry and gowns of lace hand in hand, face to face hunters tracking every movement hollow laughter and skin translucent my reputation, my entombment empty wishes for improvement i’ll stay here as waters rise and you’ll help me wash […]

By Zara Quiter, TIWP student Camp isn’t a place.School is a place.The grocery store is, too. Camp is a world.It’s its own little planet, nestled among mountains, a sanctuary for the birds and trees, the bears and bees. Camp is a home.Cabins, lining fields of trees with no electricity, bathrooms with showers to get clean, […]

By Hazel Smith, TIWP Student watch as i crumblein pieces for a smile shifting and twistingi will never be enough vacant planetsboundaries dispelled arms and lipseyes and legs shallow conversationfading sparks crushed.

By Hazel Smith, TIWP Student up and down the streettorn jeansnothing quite as sweetlove-drunk teens the day you left meyour eyes sparkled in the sunlightno one will ever be as prettysomeday i’ll be alright teetering on the edge of nothingfalling and fallingcrushing and crushingyour voice is enthralling blasting all my favorite songsmake the bad feelings […]