Zainab

Control

I spent a long time in a place where I felt nothing, It was blissfully numb, and comfortably silent. I got to that place because I felt everything, Everything felt heavy, and uncomfortably loud. I spent sometime in a p

Stories

This is a personal tale for expecting mothers

Im going to preface this whole composition by saying, this is a writing based on my experience. I in no way am saying that every other woman experiences are the same as mine but I'd love to hear from any other woman who

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The Curse of feeling alone.

I have been traveling on this road all alone my destination is one I would call unknown. I'm Pitch Black inside and out, No hope for me, no way out of this emotional drought. I feel a range of emotions I can't evaluate

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Please give me a little hope, I am lost.

My heart has lost its rhythm, my soul has lost its light. My feet have lost their bearing, my eyes have lost their sight. My mind has become a chasm, I have lost my willpower to fight. I might not get another chance, an

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Magic

How do you describe love to someone who hasn't experienced it before, and leave them yearning for more.

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Abuse

You know what I see through the window of those eyes? I see a woman so fragile, so small, she is either hurdled up against the wall, or trying to break her fall, and you know the sad part is....... that's not all, becau

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Thanks

I find my appreciation for this platform growing everyday, and the best way for me to explain it is through half rhymes.

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The love of pain

It's not just an emotion that demands to be felt, ‎nor a sensation that condemns you to a life in hell. ‎It's not an intruder, ‎it was there from the start. ‎It helped you grow ‎into who you are. ‎ ‎It only stays ‎becaus

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Myself

For the longest time, I hurt myself‎. For the pain you caused, I punished myself. For my lack of control, I belittled myself. For the relief I got, I restrained myself. For the anger I felt, I beat myself. For the tears

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Word of Advice

He who is great, Is he who is kind. He who forgives, will have peace of mind. He who is a fool, will always be a tool. Before he is able to rise, He will fall to his demise. Take a minute, to think of what I write

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Pain

It is not just an emotion that demands to be felt,Or a sensation that condemns you to a life in hell. It is not an intruder , it was there from the start. It became who you are. It helped you to grow.It only stays becau

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Arts

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First painting I ever did, I'm proud of myself.

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I pledge

A mother's promise to her child

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Control

Stories

This is a personal tale for expecting mothers

Let's talk about the flickering mind

I'm washing the dishes. ‎Some background music plays from my phone, nothing new, just sound to fill the space. ‎Then it happens. A line from the song catches me. Registers. ‎And suddenly, I feel it. ‎The flicker. ‎Words

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Elections or sale of our future

Am I an idiot or a fool? ‎Is my faith and hope being used as a tool? ‎My country beats me until I cry. ‎Then it tells me, I'm tomorrows leader, and leaders don't cry. ‎Am I pathetic because I don't want to vote. ‎My

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Torture

Torture my friends is nothing to fear it's the side effects the hidden Marks and the scars that the victim bares. It'ss the sleepless nights, and the stressfull days, the continuous drastic and violent wish to repay. It'

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Outcast

All of these people look at me like I'm a wild animal on a killing spree. All of this people look at me when I wear my hijab like I'm a freak. when I walk in the parks you turn your heads, you whisper and cast judgments

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The future of me

You are my destiny, you are my doom. you are the reflection I see in the mirror of my room, you should be happy you should be free, you should find shelter beneath any tree, no figure of speech can fully define thee, for

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When innocence want revenge

Don't turn your back on me, don't walk away. Don't leave me here with him, he'll lead me astray. Know that I hate you and hope that you die, You painted a happy story, you knew that you lied. You fucked with my innoc

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