One Last Prayer

A short poem While the world celebrates Halloween one night in October, I feel like I have been at it since forever. My heart is drowned under an emotional debris I think there is something spooky going on with me. My mind is empty like a haunted house. Heart is…

A poem. — I often wonder how people perceive me What they see is merely a jolly, motivated and cheerful person versus what I am — a emotional, sad and introverted version. The truer self is not even reflected in the mirror I see everyday, all I see is a hideous pretense that…

My 30s began with a huge realization — I finally feel like an adult! Yes, I am a 30-year-old female who just felt the inevitable truth that I might have actually grown up just like all my peers. When the societal threshold was and has always been 18, I never…

“I am not sure how to process this. I went to work as usual the next day and tried to bury my mind in work but it didn’t do any good. I held up for the most part because I didn’t want to go home. My throat was wet, body…

A poem — I take a look at my parents — and see silvered hair and a wrinkled face. I see scars and uneven textures That speaks of tragedies and triumphs they have endured Softer skins and even kinder hearts Offer way more than just love. …

“I look at the sky. There are no stars. There is no moon. I can barely see the darkness of the night as the sky glitters with light and smoke. My breath is heavy, my stomach empty for days, and my body is supplied with lactic acid due to the…

A poem — Ask me what happened. Yes, go ahead — just ask me. I will tell you what happened. I stay up at night while sleep refuses to take shelter in my eyes. Staring blankly at nothingness and can’t shut off my mind. Questions asking for answers and confusions looking for clarity. …

A dangerous tool of domination instead of liberation The internet is our fav drug. A means of domination by giants such as Google, Facebook, Netflix, Instagram, or Tiktok. Those who were around before the internet frenzy hit us know that this technological tool has landed with us differently than anything…