I am not a flower in bloom I’ve been stagnant, sleeping in the same pot I was once a seed in Chasing clouds, sitting under every single one that pops into the sky I crave the feeling of its weight Because it's all I know how to carry I’d love to blossom one day But … Continue reading Change Is Hard
When he told her he was coming to the city but not to see her, she was angry Not because she’d miss the way he would have smiled when he spotted her from a mile away Not for the embrace they could have had, nor for the hysterical laughter they always found themselves in Not … Continue reading Ode to London
I don’t want to be the moon anymore Only being able to find beauty in darkness I want to know how the sun feels We could have shone together But your ego would never allow it So it’s okay, I would never try to change you There is a universe full of planets searching for … Continue reading Worlds Apart
I feel my own mortality when I hear your voice getting frail on an off day I remember when it used to boom When your anger would send your fists and feet flying through doors When you’d drive like a maniac and my knuckles would go white as I clung on You were a force … Continue reading Facing Mortality
I've traveled around collecting ghosts all my life As if I didn't have enough on my shoulders I chose to carry every person that ever left a mark on me Down familiar streets and train stations where nostalgia swallows me whole From now on I will try to take only lessons from them Rather than … Continue reading Happy New Year
I see you watching me When I instinctively swish my hips to a song on the radio Or laugh at a joke you didn't tell me You're worried You're insecure You should be You've earned it Because you spent so long trying to convince me I wasn't magic That now I'm bursting with it
Heartbreak like this make me yearn for comforts I never even had The urge to bask in my motherland’s South Asian sunshine and feel warm rainwater splashing down my back Elders calling me their child in Urdu, sending me to sleep with head massages laced with coconut oil Bare feet, long braids, eating food on … Continue reading Take Me Home
