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“Have you ever felt like jumping off the world?” Upon the questioner’s face my gaze falls. Frozen tears avalanche and…
I had heard from a few women that the drive home from the hospital with your new baby is truly…
Most people find normalcy in their downfalls, their mistakes, their sins. They acknowledge them, shake hands with them, walk away,…
The sun is beginning its farewell spectacle and reflects my bittersweet emotions…
“It’s Afra,” she says wearily. “My name is Afra. Your name is Khawlah. It’s not hard to call people by…
Sometimes we think that just because there is light everything is clear. We fail to see the shades. We are…
I was no longer sure about the time of day. Not a ray of sunlight was apparent to signify the…
09:46 – I wasn’t getting any closer to my destination. I was still on the bus, stuck in traffic. I had…
Freedom. That elusive state of mind, Cherished much, different in kind, Sought after by the soul of man, Seeking, foolishly,…
I was born this way,Not ashamed of being mortal,Willing to struggle to achieve righteousness,For the rest of my days. Making…
Unexplainable sorrow alongside this blinding happiness as I read, With all my days of laziness and negativity, I now don’t…
It gives a new meaning to time, This annual beauty, manifestly sublime That transforms minds, purifies souls, And turns rusty…