by Nijah Viltz

 

the best part of my gapped smile nights were the stories you’d read.

 

the voices,

 

 

the hand motions,

 

 

the flashlight under the covers,

 

 

 

 

in every word I read, i look for a past with you in the pages

 

hoping the words spring out

 

 

some do.

 


Nijah Viltz is a freshman at Louisiana State University double majoring in French & English with a concentration in Literature. Her favorite thing to do is to drink coffee and be surrounded by her friends. Her permanent passenger princess is her dog, Prince, and she believes that he can talk but is on strict orders not to.


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