the moon, the coast and i
do you know what it means to long for something? i do unequivocally and i despise it it is an ugly feeling ghastly and disgusting and...
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Shahd Al Sultan
Oct 25, 20232 min
To the Land of Peace/إلى أرض السلام
To the Land of Peace.. Palestine remains, and the other will leave Even if the years and the adversities are long Palestine, even if our...
Samantha Facun
Apr 16, 20221 min
The Protagonist
The pull of the tide— The distant call of a siren’s song— A torrential downpour— A vehement thunder follows— His eyes trained upon the...
Anonymous
Apr 16, 20221 min
Fears of Death in the Land Occupied
Death is depressed in her lanes, Alone she grieves over the unknown graves. She wails as the unshrouded corpse yearns for a goodbye. “My...
Eileen Benedict
Dec 6, 20211 min
Eternal Stories Amongst the Gods
Inang Bayan Ko (My Motherland), How does it feel to be blessed? To be able to dance with Idianale in the rice fields, And have Agwe’s...
Alannah Felix
Dec 6, 20211 min
Autumn Calling
Have you seen the recent sunset skies? With the cottony clouds and lovely hues? Golds and blues now shimmer in our eyes To herald autumn,...
Maliha Khan
May 7, 20211 min
Station Unknown
Loss of judgment, was it the departure of my thoughts? The reckless train keeps moving on With a passenger stranded No ticket, no...
Maliha Khan
May 7, 20211 min
Vision Entangled
I saw a mystic today, She reminded me of you. The curls of her hair, Reminded me of the waves over your chest Curtains over your bare...
Nal. O
May 7, 20212 min
A Person’s Job
I waited as you told me to. I waited by the windowpane and kept a firm eye on today: today’s skies, the present moment’s beauties, never...
Iman Ismail
Apr 5, 20213 min
On Every Form of Grief
These past two weeks have been a steep rising and steep diving of emotions. What follows is a piece written as the result of this...
Maliha Khan
Mar 30, 20211 min
A Train to Nowhere
I got my ticket I am on my way In the train to nowhere. Got in the economy class The one-seater assigned to one Behind is the local birth...
Anonymous
Apr 13, 20201 min
Disfigurations
The detachment from the self Both figurative And literal. My human inclinations No longer addressed. A creature I have become, Monstrous...
thegazette71
Mar 12, 20201 min
In My Own Time
Perhaps I don’t have to know where I’m going And for now it is enough that I’m not where I used to be These growing pains are draining me...
thegazette71
Mar 12, 20201 min
Careful Constructions Made of Crystal and Glass
Careful constructions made of crystal and glass Held up by hopes and prayers Ready to topple over, ready to change Morph into something...
thegazette71
Feb 19, 20203 min
Emily Dickinson and Loneliness
Emily Dickinson died 134 years ago, having lived out her last years in complete solitude. She had asked her family to burn her poetry...
thegazette71
Jan 29, 20203 min
نبض
لكل حالم تائه أو متألم، لكل قلب لديه الكثير ليعبر عنه ولا يستطيع. إلى كل الأحاسيس المدفونة في أعيننا وفي رحلتنا. الى كل القيود التي تكبل...
Taha Kaleem
Jan 20, 20191 min
Life
Taha Kaleem Life A roller-coaster I must say One moment you are up and running and then down and distraught What amazes me is the...
Labeeba Ahmed
Jan 20, 20191 min
The Dried Rose
Labeeba Ahmed Neither do I want to be a name in your forgotten contact list, Nor do I desire to be in the group of acquaintances I don’t...
thegazette71
Nov 5, 20181 min
Monster
Taha Kaleem I dreamt of a place Where I was hungry of the Applause I looked around And I saw death running from me I tried to ask him...
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