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Believe in Yourself

I believe in you. And you should believe in you, too. Believing in yourself is tough. It’s no easy feat But with my help We’ll get you there in a heartbeat. Learn to love yourself, first And if worst comes to worst Know that I love you, too. And I always...

Destiny's Children

They are Destiny’s children. We had no say in the matter. Children of Destiny are called for at birth To die, before their time And move on to a better place. Because they were not our children Twenty of them did not belong to this Earth They were not our...

Khalida

Once there was a beautiful princess named Ijlal. She had hair the color of dates, and eyes as blue as the sea, eyes that were so captivating she had thousands of suitors falling at her feet every day. She had the most renowned kings and princes begging fo...

The Woes of Being a Genius

The woes of being the best of the rest.

It’s working, working every day There’s truly no time to play Algebra at three And SATs at five Its no wonder geniuses don’t have lives. Your brain functions great, better so Than those who you’d like to know They awe you and shun you And are jealous of y...

Growing Up Muslim

Eight years old, and already on the Watch List

I stand in the line with my parents and sister, a line that stretches farther than my eye can see. Literally. I can barely make out the security desks at the front of the lines, but they are processing people like some sort of printer. The people are blan...

If Only

EXTRACT FROM DIARY OF INDIGO Sept. 31st I have always wanted to be a writer. Always. Maybe even since the day I was born, at least since I was three. I love writing, pulling my new pen across the paper, a smell of promise in the air. Ideas come to me rapi...

Mothers

Jessie has a call with her mom

“Hello? Hello?” “Yes, Mom?” “Darling, I’m going to need your help for a little while – Hello?” “Yes, I’m here.” “Now Jessie, how do I connect the do-hickey to the thingy-mcbob again?” “I’m sorry?” “You know, that black wire thing and the white thing?” “Yo...

Memories

The rushing stream The lemon tree Woods that reveal What I can see They’re gone now. The cold pool Where I used to play When the sun shone Day after day It’s gone now. That garden where I used to hide A place so hard to breach Sometimes even I felt It was...

Cobblestones

We walked the lonely street Our feet keeping the beat Of a song not sung, of a word not said I walked in front, yet you led. We traveled over grass, pavement, and sea Swam the mighty channel in 1963 There was always something left to do Something left for...

Darkness

Night fell almost immediately, the dark skies grounding into each other to create an eerie calm that effectively silenced the town. The air was heavy and humid with the scent of an approaching storm. In the blackness, a man scuttled out from an alley, his...

Depression

The scent of grass The sound of birds The quiet whisper Of unspoken words The silent speeches The vanished yells The cold and the frostOf deep black wells Nothing is said here There is nothing to say And silence grows Day after day The sight of children C...