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Poem: I Shed A Tear

By: Mariam Shittu November 20, 2019

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I shed a tear this morning
And it wasn’t because I miss you
but because I was in a happy mood
after a long time of beating myself up

POEM| I Fought The Addiction

By: Mariam Shittu February 22, 2019February 27, 2019

Poetryaddiction, courage, leaving, Poetry, poetryblog, rehab, spokenwordpoetry, spokenwords, strength, writer, writtenwords13 Comments

You were my drug,
a drug I thought I could never let go of.
You were my escape,
when I wanted a break from reality.
You knew the real me,
behind the facade I showed the rest of the world.

SHORT STORY| Not Again

By: Mariam Shittu January 18, 2019May 6, 2019

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A loud bang and glass shattered all around me. “Not again” was the first thought that came to my head. I was in shock but only for a millisecond this time. I grabbed my bag from the floor, held on tight to my phone, turned my back towards them and told my brother to drive.

Short Poems About Determination

By: Mariam Shittu November 14, 2018November 14, 2018

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Happy hump day!!! I hope your week is going okay. This is a compilation of five short poems about determination. I hope they inspire you to believe more in yourself and do something amazing with that belief.