Something With Meaning

I have heard people say that the essence of our lives is to be remembered. That in our conversations, our periods of brief contact with others; we should make an impact. But does it even count if after a hundred years no one remembers you? I do hope someone remembers me after a hundred years. …

In Times Of Distress

I am immensely strong And at times the strength displays itself as weakness But it is still strength I am infinitely beautiful So much so that the beauty becomes self-consciousness Sometimes, I feel my existence in this world My body holding space here on Earth The touch of my skin The days I have left …

Loving Is Losing

What is in a name; in a man?That makes you forget everything? Why does he rule your thoughts?Sweeping out the empowering wordsand quotes on self sufficiencyThat you took to memoryover these monthsWhat is in his love,That makes you ignore the past?Forgetting that in an instantYou could be back to the beginningstruggling to love your self, …

My Writing Journey

   I started writing at 11 years old. I needed to use something to release all the emotions I was dealing with- growing up, moving to a new school and my sister moving to boarding school. It was a rough period in my life, and I remember writing this short poem called, Sleep. I found …

These Times

Everyone is changing; acting strange, speaking even stranger. The air feels different, too. It might just be me, though. The world is shifting in a way that no one alive today has felt before. There is rush towards things now - family, possessions, death. I see fear in people's eyes, as well. The toothy grins …