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Beautiful;
the adjective,
is used too lightly
and too often
it’s lost its essence.
It no longer seems
special,
nor does it feel
important
when uttered.
Everything
is beautiful
easily
and frequently
it’s appalling.
You’re beautiful,
your work is beautiful,
that’s a beautiful dress,
you write beautifully.
Beauty
is meant to be
unique,
but I wonder
if it means
something else now.
Mariam Shittu
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It’s more like a foundation in which I build a framework around, the best comes later.
Sometimes, at least for myself, it’s the one word that comes to mind upon seeing something for the first time. I’m truly at a loss, so I’m grasping for straws and beautiful is the only word I can express without sounding like a idiot I guess 😂
When you put it that way, I get it. It doesn’t come easy to me though. To me, it’s above all others.
As it well should be. I feel the same towards the word “love”, because when you say it the thousandth time how deeply is your love really. Can you put it into words, actions? How far can you relay this? I understand, beautiful should be amongst a air of sacredness though.
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I’m Mariam — writer, explorer, observer of life’s quiet and loud moments. I started this blog in March 2017 as a self-discovery space, and over the past eight years, it has grown into a home for everything that moves me and hopefully, something that moves you too. Here, you will find poetry, reflections, travel stories, lifestyle pieces, motivation, inspiration and Lagos restaurant reviews all written with honesty and heart. Enjoy!
MARIAM SHITTU 
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