Nawaal K. (19)
And everything went up in flames.
Close your eyes.
Imagine the sink in your kitchen as a gaping mouth.
Imagine the remnants of your childhood teeth
The first one that came loose still somewhere in
your mother’s jewelry box—a bitter reminder
of your innocence before you bled it out.
Imagine a party you went to once, only this time
everyone kissed the right person and went home
in a quiet rage.
Imagine a city you’ve never been to, a city that
doesn’t even have to exist, just one you’ll run away
to when the last chunk of your heart lies untouched
on the doormat of the person who doesn’t love you
back.
Imagine how this’ll all turn out in the end, the trees
caught on fire, the dust at your feet, an apology that
never made it out of your mouth.
Nawaal started writing when she was twelve and hasn’t stopped since. She often finds it difficult to balance her passion for science and prose but is (slowly) making it work. This is the first time she’s submitted her writing to a literary magazine and although she’s never really considered writing a book of her own, you’ll be able to take a look at some of her poetic attempts on her Instagram page, @flxw.d. She hopes to see you there.
And everything went up in flames.
Close your eyes.
Imagine the sink in your kitchen as a gaping mouth.
Imagine the remnants of your childhood teeth
The first one that came loose still somewhere in
your mother’s jewelry box—a bitter reminder
of your innocence before you bled it out.
Imagine a party you went to once, only this time
everyone kissed the right person and went home
in a quiet rage.
Imagine a city you’ve never been to, a city that
doesn’t even have to exist, just one you’ll run away
to when the last chunk of your heart lies untouched
on the doormat of the person who doesn’t love you
back.
Imagine how this’ll all turn out in the end, the trees
caught on fire, the dust at your feet, an apology that
never made it out of your mouth.
Nawaal started writing when she was twelve and hasn’t stopped since. She often finds it difficult to balance her passion for science and prose but is (slowly) making it work. This is the first time she’s submitted her writing to a literary magazine and although she’s never really considered writing a book of her own, you’ll be able to take a look at some of her poetic attempts on her Instagram page, @flxw.d. She hopes to see you there.