Nina Theiss Writing Portfolio

Published in The Feast by Tobi Brun, 2024

Running faster breathing louder

Footsteps pounding in my ears

The earth I strike turns to powder

I breathe it in to clear my fears

I know I’m leaving I know I’m gone

I will leave this world behind me

I’ll make myself more than a simple pawn

And I won’t stand to marinate in apathy

My skin is cracked my hair brittle

The water in this place is noxious

My origins here have made me little

And I think everyone in this town is unconscious

So this is why I’ve chosen to leave

Why I’ve decided to launch myself anywhere far

I want to find a home in which I can believe

I want to find a home that I know will not scar