When Effort Fails to Add UpI don’t even know how to start this. Maybe because it still stings, it’s the kind of pain that doesn’t scream, it just sits quietly and…Oct 15A response icon5Oct 15A response icon5
The Writing Doesn’t EndWhen I was dropping today’s prompt after Fajr and saw “Day 31/31,” I couldn’t hold back but whisper to myself: Wow… really? We’re here…Aug 31A response icon4Aug 31A response icon4
Her Name Holds PowerPeople often pause when they hear my name. They tilt their heads slightly, curiosity lighting their eyes: They ask me softly, “Sultanat…Aug 30A response icon3Aug 30A response icon3
Ode to My PillowOh gentle keeper of my weary head, Keeper of secrets hidden from light, You alone have felt the weight I bear, You alone have soaked the…Aug 29A response icon1Aug 29A response icon1
59 Days of ForeverIn our society, everyone is born with a number. Not a name, not a mark but a countdown. A faint, glowing string of numbers that hovers just…Aug 27A response icon3Aug 27A response icon3
To the Eldest DaughtersI woke up this morning, did my usual chores, and started working when I stumbled on something I didn’t even know existed Eldest Daughter’s…Aug 26A response icon3Aug 26A response icon3
Through the Eyes of a Stray CatI passed by a suya stand some minutes ago, the air was heavy with smoke, spice, and laughter. Then beside the busy hands of the mai-suya…Aug 25A response icon1Aug 25A response icon1
Remembering StillMemories are funny. They don’t knock before entering. They don’t ask if you’re ready. They just come pouring down like rain, sometimes…Aug 24A response icon2Aug 24A response icon2
Safe WithinI used to think love, care, and safety had to come from people. I believed if I gave enough, trusted enough, or showed up enough, then…Aug 23A response icon3Aug 23A response icon3
A Love That Reshaped My ReasoningThe love I carried for you was bigger than the sky, enough to soften wars, to heal wounds, to light up cities, to rewrite the heaviness of…Aug 22A response icon2Aug 22A response icon2
