Pressure unrelenting, a threadbare soul.

Afraid to fail, too afraid to succeed.

Life’s tempering mallet, overswung.

Cracks appear across the veil.

Embrace the imperfection, own the uncertainty.

The wandering path is neither straight or known.

The journey is the destination, you will be okay.

Kristian Nitsch
SINR 2026

Haiku 01 Early career here
Still trying to find my way
There’s calm in the storm.

Haiku 02 Me, early career
Sometimes I think, where from here?
Just enjoy the ride.

Jill Del Pozzo
SINR 2026

Hello darling,

I see you whirling about
a tornado unattached to time,
the planet, to self;
Consuming every opportunity.

Don't forget-
to be enthusiastic, curious, and obsessive
about your own winds,
your own life.

Halt!
Digest.

Let yourself be changed, awash in the rains you seek.

Look at that dark right corner of your mind.
Bring a light,
and perhaps a sketchbook.

Map it out,
there's nothing to fear,
nothing to run from,
no one to be.

The human you are, is me.

Hollis Brennan
SINR 2026