Grown ups have it so easy and have it all figured out. I can’t wait until I’m an adult and I have full control on my life. I mean, look at my parents. They are happy. It seems as if waking up is easier when you’re an adult. They are awake at six in the... Continue Reading →
If you like reading poems, here's a poem about melancholy. And enjoy this post. Sometimes there is that sudden melancholy that washes over me. It could happen when I’m dancing to the rhythms of my favorite songs or it shows up when I’m laughing so hard that the muscles of my face ache. I don’t know... Continue Reading →
Link for the first part is available here. I forgot how scary she could be, and the reason why she was acting like this is because I was a workaholic. I had ruined my life with extra work and not having any meaningful time for myself. I had promised Arya that I would forget about... Continue Reading →
The sun was setting while I was sipping my ice tea on that rooftop restaurant. My friend was taking pictures of the setting sun minutes before it disappeared and before we became the dark side of the earth. She turned her phone to me and said, “Smile.” And that’s what I did. She enjoyed taking... Continue Reading →
It's the little things That matter to me. You'd think that When I tell you About the simplest things That happen in my day Is just me trying to tell you Something casual, Or that when I mention The cliché events Is because I tell everyone. But the truth is The exact opposite. I tell... Continue Reading →
In February last year (2021), days before my birthday, I finished writing the first draft of my first novel. To be honest, I still haven't given the novel a title 😅 and I have a long way before publishing it. And now I have decided to share a couple of paragraphs here. Enjoy reading! Mr.... Continue Reading →
Human nature is To see the bad in the good. When we look at ourselves in the mirror Instead of seeing our good features, We count the things that we don't like. And I am only a human Who sees the flaws I have And the mistakes I made. But the other day, I stopped... Continue Reading →
May 12th is a day that means a lot to me. Five years ago in 2017, like this day, I took a step that was very scary to me. For the first time, I shared my poetry with you all, put my babies on the Internet. It had been a while since I’d thought about... Continue Reading →
I feel so empty, As if I'm drained from every emotion. As if no expressions Or words exist in me. I try to catch something here And something there But to no avail. This makes me worry About not being able To construct another poem Ever again. To put all these beautiful words Next to... Continue Reading →
I will never be the same Even if I never get to feel All the horrible things I feel now, I will never be how I used to be. I may become the happiest person That has roamed this earth. But at night, when the world is quiet, When you can hear your own breath,... Continue Reading →
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