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The Universe Speaks
Never expect things to go exactly as planned. I’ve been told this three times this year, by different people—strangers to each other
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When Joy Feels Beyond Reach
I know the world is full of people sadder than me, but sometimes I can’t help but wonder if it’s all in my head
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Leaning Into The Light
It scares me how certainty can grow in places I once feared.
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Say It
Not everything goes without saying. Silence doesn’t always speak for you.
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The Life We Imagined
I’ve always wondered if anyone is living the life they imagined
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I Did It
I did it I really did it I thought I couldn’t do it
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Beyond Potential
I’d be lying if I said the glitter of newness isn’t turning my head…
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More Than Hunger
I’m not hungry, but food is my company…
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Unwritten
I stare at the empty space, so white, without a dot. It mirrors my mind,
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If I Go Back
If I go back I wouldn’t know where to stand Faces will blur into one another, Memories will mean less than they did
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It’s Final
It’s like a continuous blow A feeling you can’t shake A hole that won’t close
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The Ones Who Don’t Set Me On Fire
I often think about the ones who don’t set me on fire and wonder if they think about me too
MARIAM SHITTU 