Inside the mind of an immigrant
This was just my personal experience. Every pregnancy is different.Throughout my pregnancy, I couldn’t tolerate milk, juice, lentils, most vegetables, or anything remotely flavorful. Spicy food was completely off the table. Most days, I lived on unsalted crackers. In the beginning, I went through a cheese obsession; it was the only thing I could stomach. … Continue reading A taste of pregnancy
Another shooting ... 'Please don't be Muslim'the thought echoes in my mindthe man was whitebut Muslims in a mosque have died.For a moment there’s reliefat least people won't blame hijabs and beardsat least when I walk down the streetI won't be feared. But as the thought sinks inand I go through the newsthe shooter wasn't … Continue reading Please don’t be muslim
I didn’t know that even with so many words, I would lose my voicehow did I become so silent when loving you was a choice?I thought you’d help me heal, but the wound was so deepthat when I opened myself to you, I drowned deeper in this seaI didn’t know that loving you this much … Continue reading Love and the wound
When you're too nice, people tend to take advantage of you. They use your kindness against you, and sometimes, they even make you feel guilty about circumstances that are not in your control or are not in your favor.When you try to think for yourself, these same people try to get into your head and … Continue reading I am a people pleaser
Accepting that you are gone leaves a puncture in my chest the hole is so big that I start bleeding when the thought of you skims through my soul. Why did the earth have to be so cruel to me? Was I not kind? Did I not pray enough? I've become immune to the pain now … Continue reading Why did you have to leave?
