Inside the mind of an immigrant
Because I find myself thinking about you in the oddest of all times. You’ve left your mark on me, and its embedded so deep that sometimes I can feel it tug at my lips. I smile at the thought of you like a salve placed on a burning wound I didn’t know I had. You’re … Continue reading A page from my diary…
Don't carve my name in your heart I will yank it out of your chest and squeeze it until it explodes I will step on it until it stops beating I will wreck you in such a beautiful way that willingly you’ll kiss death on the lips. I am not evil or vile I'm just … Continue reading Don’t fall in love with me…
I attended a wedding last weekend. It was cool- they had food. They also had music so loud that I was afraid my ears would pop. They kinda did. The bride was draped in her beautiful God-knows-how-much-dress and the groom was dressed in a tux. They looked cute together- I think. I wasn’t wearing my … Continue reading Marriage…
Because looking into the depths of your eyes makes the sky look so small that I can measure it with just a glance the way your lips part when you smile makes the oceans melt and I find myself sinking in your tides the way your cheeks shine make the stars blush and they disappear … Continue reading Don’t smile at me like that…
“They killed my brother,” Nano says it so softly that I can barely hear her. Her glassy eyes lock into mine and she half-smiles. I cuddle next to her in her cot and the warmth of her body spreads around mine. It's cold outside and we don't have a heater. We don’t even have electricity. … Continue reading The Honor Killing
