The Wash Of Loving You
Shutterstock The brash sounds of morning crash through my brain as I slowly come to face reality. I was dreaming so deep and vividly, I thought I could feel your breath on my skin, what a wonderful...
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Flickr / Janine ‘Alright, Seema. Are you ready? You’ve got your armour on right? You’ve got a checklist, you’ve been prepping for days. You are bullet proof, nothing can touch you, nothing can hurt you...
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Flickr / Thomas I decided that the last time you left me for longing was the last time. I feel more empty than I’ve ever felt but it’s the type of forgetfulness I was in dire need of. You are snippets...
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Flickr / Richard P J Lambert The day goes by in a blur sometimes. My wrists ache from the constant clicking and clacking I do on my computer and my eyes get weary looking at spreadsheets and mind...
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Flickr / martinak15 I saw you three times two weeks ago in the same day and later that day I threw up because of some bad white wine at brunch or was it because I saw you? This is why I hate brunch and...
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Flickr / Kevin Dooley Boys are fragile. And you aren’t any different. You are defined by threads of illusion and doused in ego and fast and temporary words that lose meaning the moment they leave your...
View ArticleSex: A Punjabi Girl’s Journey From Shame To Self-Love
Flickr / Elise I remembered the first time I got fingered. His fingers entered me like a bull that saw red. I was in so much pain that I physically recoiled, but it didn’t matter. I was not wet, did...
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Flickr / Mateus Lucena Breaking away from a, what’s the medical term they use? Sociopath. I just call it a dangerous, catastrophic, disgusting, chill to your bone, bend in your spine, blood in your...
View ArticleLetter to Amaanat
Flickr / Tim Sackton शब्द : अमानत amaanat, amanat means 1. strict observance of promises, duties, etc 2. to place for safekeeping or in trust 3. reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety,...
View ArticleImperfectly Blooming
Flickr / Nana B Agyei Words come sparse and far between these days. Valleys and mountains of highs and lows freckle the nights and mornings as I slowly ease into a routine without…without the thirst or...
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