– Not a Goodbye – Cause I’m bound to see you later I was stuck for a while looking for some kind of quote to say what I wanted for me, but it seems that I’ll[…]
Tag: stars
the stars mingle with dust: a faiz ahmed faiz emulation-ish
a short story heavily inspired by zaid and zain’s poetry seminar Where I come from, it is unlawful, immoral, and strictly forbidden to look up. Men patrol the rooftops with the unlucky outcasts in[…]
Of Stars and Crescents
When Ms. Hunnisett first asked me to write a play for One Act this year, I must confess that I was rather daunted. The weight of having been given the honour of doing something as[…]
the ties between life.
inspired by Shyla & Ibukun’s presentation of “turkish red” by Lale Müldür I am building the tie, but its strength will come from those who choose to cross after they will be the lights that[…]
The Choosing
I am floating On my back Eyes to the heavens Drinking in starlight Brilliant and blinding Light drenches my pupils I am dazzled by loveliness And I want to[…]
Protector – Tormentor
REMEMBER THE MOON SURVIVES by Barbara Kingsolver Remember the moon survives, draws herself out crescent-thin, a curved woman. Untouchable, she bends around the shadow that pushes himself against her, and she waits. Remember how[…]
Mama, and Her Night of Stars
The following is a response to Italo Calvino’s short story, “The Distance of the Moon.” I fear it, the terror of the night skies, where our cries become silenced, where my agonized eyes, desperately search[…]