I vaguely remember seeing on the news when the two towers were blown up. The event that the U.S. used as an excuse to come and attack Iraq. Then in 2003, they started the invasion because they claimed that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. At the time, I was merely an eight-year-old child. I... Continue Reading →
“Being a Kurd is difficult,” a line I usually utter, and I won’t stop using it. However, that’s not to say that I am not happy with who I am and the blood that runs through my veins. My aim here isn’t to write a post that is political; it’s just to shed light on... Continue Reading →
In English we say, "I'm fine." But in poetry we say, "I need a hug that can work like glue and put all my broken pieces together. I might say 'I'm fine', but it stands for 'I miss feeling I'm not eroded.'” In English we say, "I feel safe with you." But in poetry we... Continue Reading →
All my life I have chased Blue skies With white clouds All my life I was surrounded by Rainy skies with Heavy dark clouds All my life I wanted to walk Those calm paths All my life I stumbled Upon my thoughts All I'm asking From this Short human life Is peace A house on... Continue Reading →
Ever since I was a teenager, I knew I wanted to finish my master's abroad. After I graduated from university in 2016, I took around a year before I started researching universities. I looked at universities in different countries, looked up scholarships, filled out forms, and so on. But nothing felt right, and it just... Continue Reading →
Sometimes a lot can happen in a short amount of time that it feels like so many years in one year. And this can teach a lot. Below, I’ll share some things that I learned/discovered in the past few months: 1. You don’t always have to do it on your own. Sometimes it takes a... Continue Reading →
I am the wordless poet The writer who is Linguistically disabled And can't find the right words Even if they rain over her. The poet who has lost The ability to translate Her emotions into words. She feels as if all the languages Have not put letters together To form words that can describe The... Continue Reading →
I just wanna go somewhere alone, In the woods or on the beach. It doesn't really matter where, I just wanna be on my own And I would like to be stress-free. I want to be surrounded by the sound of birds and waves crashing. I would rather not hear about what's happening in the... Continue Reading →
I can’t be the only one who feels like this. Like there are different emotions emerging at the same time. Like sensing the existence of happiness and sadness together. I mean there are so many people out there in the world and there must be at least someone who understands how it is to feel... Continue Reading →
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