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Mournful State Of Affairs
This poem addresses the state of life that we all are currently a part of- a world that we as a society have created which has now...
What My Mother and I Never Talked About
A short, honest portrayal of what a relationship with a parent can sometimes look like. As we sat down across from each other, I felt a...
The Meaning of Life In a Barn Owl, of All Places
One winter night he flew through your window, a winged stranger that would change each one after that. https://www.instagram.com/dejected...
We Live For Those Who Covid Not Before
This is a poem about the first school dance that happened at my high school after lockdown. Everyone was so glad to be able to be...
Redefining Home
A Post Exchange Reflection On August 4th, 2021, I departed my home country, Lebanon, for an exchange year in rural Iowa. In my mind, I...
Their Promise, Void
https://www.instagram.com/marina.sin.barco Sitting down with their faces towards a window, or a wall, or the ceiling, or the floor - none...
A Letter to My Rapist
TW: Sexual Violence Born in the weeds, grown in the dark But still beautiful was life, a garden with flowers, the soothing pleasure of...
The Unwanted Ultimatum
Everyone in life suffers an utter shock, something they never expected and it hurts the most when it's from their loved ones. This write...
Harmony
The poem is an extract from my journaling from the 27th of July 2022. I wished to submit a piece of writing for the competition but I was...
A Moment In Time
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083645237277 She turned to me and said, "your aura, all rainbows and sunshine, it draws me...
To Be a Second Generation Immigrant
I can only understand Arabic. I cannot read it, I cannot write it, I like to say I can speak it but what I really mean is I know how to...