reclaim your voice.
In an antique shop that doesn’t belong here or anywhere There in one feeble glass case that looks like it will surely shatter and collapse to the floor when I touch it with the pad of my fingerĀ Are the relics of some woman’s jewelry case coated in a thick layer of dust A locket…
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Featured Artwork: ‘The Prophet’s Daughters’, a series by Gheorghe Virtosu Sometimes people don’t recognize my name They hear it and say it’s unique It’s an old Arabic name, I tell them What does it mean, they ask I tell them I’m not sure, as far as I know it doesn’t mean anything And then after…
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Some days chase meĀ Making me run from the Devil himself Though even the Devil doesnāt make me run as far Knowing Depression can knock my very breath away With just one thought. But some days chase me anyway Making me some nervous shell Of the confident woman I pretend to be. This strong beautiful…
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I wear glittering jewels around my neck Though all they remind me of Is the weight of such a sour love A love like rotten cream That curdled long ago Under the heat of your hate Of my innocent wholeness. So determined to break me In order to convince yourself The best cups to drink…
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You will forever be embossed in my heart, How I feel tormented by your departure. Your love and support is my remedy, Stored in the deepest of memories. When youāre young, your heartās an open book. A childhood where love is all you Making nostalgia the crook The type of innocent love With…
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Featured Image: Paulo Nicolello They tell us to hold on As if that ever stopped homes from washing away From a rushing flood Or stopped a plane From crashing down to Earth In a blaze of fire and fear. But our wings were sawed-off And we fell from the high Heavens Not in a flurry…
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Featured Image: Sanket Deshmukh I would love to just tell you a story of liberty But that would be unjust for my people And not very liberating for me. Just a century ago, stories of smiles were told But lo and behold, Just now Al-Aqsa was raided And either the world does not care or…
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Featured Illustration: Shehzil Malik They ask me Are you fasting? Then look on with suspicion When I say no Waiting for some explanation As to why Iām not quite This caricature of a Muslim woman Theyāve put together in their heads From scraps on the news, TV shows, movies, And their general opinion Of what…
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Featured Image: Laura Shannonhouse We are gathered here today The Masked Priestās voice booms To celebrate the life Of this straight self Though voices wail And I open my eyes to peek Too curious to keep them shut And suddenly I see A hundred lovers so beautiful Though they weep draped in black, Gripping odd…
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