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talks and tears
Beloved, you will see me cry… and for the thousandth time hear me say this: tears are not weakness. and when you see me share parts of my story, it is not being stuck in the past it is removing the grip it will have on my present, should I hold it close to my […]
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Triggered
Dear heart, stop escaping my chest with fear, we are safe. I know you think you hear sounds of the past, that’s why you jump so loud and wake me up from a good sleep… Restful mind, shocked and scared heart… I promise we are alright.
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F e a r
Good exciting things are happening in my life! Alhamdulilah. I work my crocked spine off to achieve my dreams whilst doing something meaningful. I am safe. And yet, I am afraid. I am not afraid of dying.I am afraid of pain. Ironically I live with chronic pain and autoimmune diseases. The pain I fear is […]
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Away
Painsomnia took my sleep As I lay… I write one sentence at a time… Taking breaks I write stuff away Out of my system Down on a paper… Until Arthritis attacks my joints… Switch to the laptop and write out the rest… Finally, these stories will lay to rest…
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the men I helped?!
I have been blogging and sharing my thoughts on IG and FB actively since Nov 2018! Most of those who reach out to me and say that my story has helped them are women. However, counting till this day, five men have reached out to me saying I’ve helped them in some way. One was […]
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It’s no big deal
āIt’s no big dealā poem prompt I like you, I said boldly… I like you too you said, a bit afraid… But don’t shoot your shot with me… See I am nothing but a mess you said walking backwards… My tender heart broke twice that day… One time in the memory of my younger self… […]
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I never got the chance to have you
āI never got the chance to have youā poem Prompt… I never got the chance to have you…You you you… You have always seemed too far a wish to come true But you know this… I’ve loved many before and after you… You know this, don’t you? All beautiful worthy of love souls… But they […]
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aren’t we all tired? hijab off or on why does it matter?
To force/pressure/bully/shun women to put on hijab is wrong. To force/pressure/bully/shun women to take off their hijabs is also wrong. To tell us what to do with our bodies, how to walk talk and be, all is wrong. Let us be. Live and let live! My goodness! women are tired! men are tired! those in […]