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Dwindling in the bitter winter tide, recollections of the past commence Rekindling utterances of my mother tongue on my mother's tongue She whispers to me, in sweet tempered tones, "Al-nisyan shekil min ashkal ilhuria ya binti" "Forgetting is a form of freedom my daughter" I cannot consign to oblivion White noise accompanies the murkiness in … Continue reading Recollections
They expect us to bow down, stay quietStay still, remain calmHow?How do they want us to sit and watch our lives flash before our eyes?How do they want us to listen to the screams of innocent souls dying away?How come there is no acknowledgement to our people when we are the ones who suffer?How can … Continue reading Silence is not my cause
120. Step off. Step back on. 119.8. Yes, I finally got under it. I look up at myself in the mirror, smiling at myself in celebration. I finally achieved big goal numero uno. Fifteen down, and ten to go before big goal numero dos. I shove the teller-of-truths (my scale) back underneath my bed and … Continue reading Until Zero
Isn’t it beautiful how we all develop through different stages? It’s beautiful how as adolescence we are learning how to discover the person we are deep down Discovering one's true self is like a two way mirror A mirror functions in two ways One way is it shows us the reflection on our physical attributes … Continue reading Two Way Mirror
To the girls in my village whose clothes I made fun of, to the teachers I silently cursed for not giving their English speaking students extra attention, to my father who made me hate him, to my mother who cries alone, and to Falasteen that I helped destroy: Will this piece of literature redeem me? … Continue reading Redemption: Thoughts of a Non-Palestinian Palestinian
Do you ever just feel lost? You know where you're going but you don't know why, or what will be at your destination? You have an idea of what you want and you see what everyone wants from you, but is it truly what you're asking for? I feel lost. often. -Yasmeen Sheikah
you keep that gun in your pocket you wear my heart on your sleeve parade it around as if it was another accessory to you -accessorize, km
Tell me Tell me sweet baby How did you shed the skin I caressed so graciously How could you easily strip off the skin my fingers danced upon Was it that easy to wipe the flakes of my kisses Sweet darling, I wish you saved it so I can make myself a new pair of … Continue reading reptile, km