MARIAM SHITTU

Poetry, Lifestyle & Purposeful Living

POEM| Focus on Today

September 17, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

last year is old
last month is old
last week is old
but today is gold

September 8, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Sometimes, it’s hard
really hard
to think
to talk

September 4, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Isn’t it weird
how much love flowers get
though they bloom beautifully
they die eventually

August 24, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I’ve tried
but it’s been hard
hard to forget you

August 21, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

When the stars are missing
and the sky is at its darkest
When the rain is pouring
and its sound is deafening

August 18, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

Be wary of who you let in
Be wary of what you let out
Be wary of what you consume

August 14, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Our love is like the sun
it soothes and it burns
it’s always there
and it has no competition in the galaxy

August 6, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

The road may be narrow and unclear
You may be lost with no sign in sight
The hurdle may seem impossible to cross
You may be ready to give up

July 29, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

I could be her
but I am me
I could be similar
but I choose to be different

July 22, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I know about suffering
because I’ve been there
It comes with a lot of tears
and sleepless nights

July 14, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

There may be a lot of things that I’m not but let’s talk about the things that I am;
I am a doer.
I am a fighter.
I am a helper.

July 13, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

From the way you look at me,
the way you care for me,
and the way you give to me,
It’s obvious you think