Photo by Ali Karimiboroujeni on Unsplash Sometimes I wish I wasn’t brought up like how I wasSometimes I wish I didn’t know how to loveWhat are all these feelings good forWhen eventually they must kneel before the mind My mother raised me to believe that the world is cruelAnd therefore your home will never bebut what do IContinue reading “Sometimes I wish I wasn’t brought up like how I was”
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An ode to my best friend
Oh well you might just be a kind stranger to many but me to me, you are sunshine on a cold winter day the smell of coffee in a fall kind of way the sensation of getting into a freshly made hotel bed or something as satisfying as butter and bread to me, you areContinue reading “An ode to my best friend”
the sun will shine again
When something bad happens to you, you want to believe that the worst is over. Like you have some kind of free pass from the world. It’s just inner you trying to find a sense of stability again. Time passes and you gain that stability again. Nothing bad happens for a while but nothing goodContinue reading “the sun will shine again”
Fathers & Daughters
I opened my eyes and saw my mother waking up beside me for the first time in six months. Enthusiastically, I asked her, “Mom, is Dad going to be okay now?”, startled, she looked at me and nodded her head in hesitation. My 10-year-old heart bounced with joy but my brain questioned the reason behindContinue reading “Fathers & Daughters”
The Garden
Photo by Timothy Tarasov on Unsplash The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just have to find the ones worth suffering for. — Bob Marley 18 years. For 18 years I’ve lived in a garden. A secret paradise. There are flowers: roses, Lillies, sunflowers, and dandelions. The softest breeze touches my face as I smileContinue reading “The Garden”
Anusha Sarraf 