Creative
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Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak
What an unexpected storyline really. That’s all the spoiler I will give you. I was quite happy reading the book. I did not pick it up for a very long time thinking it will be just another love story and I wasn’t doing love stories at that time. I wanted to take a break from… Read more
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Could You Romance Me Like I Do?
~ Could you romance me like I do? when I wake up in a good mood like I was the sun and the moon gold silver lighting up my room the mirror reflecting my truth my love reaching my eyes, shining bright, smiling through I tuck my hair softly at the back of my ear… Read more
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Loss Or Change?
~ It doesn’t take words to grasp loss. It’s that silence, the awkwardness, the language of touch, of positioning oneself beside the other that gives away— even though some things never change, they’ll also never be the same. Rejoice in what is here— now— don’t mourn already for what will not be. Things change, people change… Read more
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I Love The Way I Feel In Love
~ You don’t know that you are etched in my soul maybe you do, maybe I do too— we both do I honestly never thought that I’d be blessed with this kind of love— your kind— like the fresh air up high, carrying cool mist type Nothing so gentle touched my skin caught my attention… Read more
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Get Your Hands On Paper
Dear creatives, reader and explorers and for anyone who is curious! This is your space to look at if you are seeking inspo or random little prompts to get you started on your creativity and exploration. Here I share random images from my personal interaction with the reality around me, from my present and sometimes… Read more
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Her: The Universe
She belonged to no world. She was the world, or rather the universe. There were galaxies in her charcoal locks that sparkled from afar. She had no name, just a sex— ‘she’. She was therefore named ‘Her’. However, Her was just a pronoun, a derivative of she, so she never really bothered with a name.… Read more
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Love Is Courageous
~ Autumn is here,winter is on its waysome love stayssome fades away I will wait to bloom againwith my heart on my sleeveor my throat, thighs or feet whether you choose to leaveor stay— my love will emanatein all seasons just the same come as you are,be it in october or maybeneath it all my… Read more
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Love Is Love And A Game Is A Game
~ I conform to the old schoolof love that makes me movefeel my heartbeat grooveto a melody between me and you I rebel when the adrenaline crasheslike the movies lied about the magicthe absenteeism in your courtship a temple built but you forget to worship? I call for you, I wait for a light to shownot… Read more
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Burrata Cheese
~ Overburnt caramel on my vanilla cheesecake,that’s what love tastes like to my palate and even before I put it to my lipsthe aroma of the sauce floats up my nostrils and I knew my gut couldn’t digest it; I took a spoon to investigate stillheld it up in front of my eyes— scrutinizingthat overburnt caramel– clearly… Read more
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Following Your Heart Takes Perseverance
~ I fuck up and get back again, I get to the top of the mountain and then roll down the slope only to walk another taller mountain. I set camp on the riverside, I go for a swim and come back not feeling guilty for being happy or living my life. I stop shaming… Read more