personal – MARIAM’S WORLD

POEM| I’ll Never Settle For Less

I’m looking for love
but not just any kind of love
I want that easy
purposeful and truthful

Is It Wrong to Keep Souvenirs From Past Relationships?

I’m a firm believer that every person you date takes a piece of you with them when they leave. You spend a considerable amount of time with someone you’re dating and because of this, they know almost everything about you.

If We Were Having Tea #5

If we were having tea, I’d be so happy to see you. I’d give you a big hug and linger for about a minute or two. I’d finally take a seat and ask you what it’s like up there with a big smile on my face.

Life Update| May 2020

How are you? This is the most asked question in the world and more often than not, our answer is always a lie. My answer to every “how are you” question is a default “I’m good” because I know most people don’t expect otherwise.

Inappropriate Comments From My Bosses Over The Years

If you’re in paid employment, you most likely have a boss you report to. Every organization has a line of hierarchy; you may join a company as an intern but become a manager one day.

You Will Not Get Everything You Want & That’s Okay

We want so many things.
Every day we wake up, there’s an addition to the list of the things we want and desire. Our wants always surpass our needs and we can’t help it because that’s just the way we are wired.

POEM| Sleeplessness

It’s been four days
And I’ve gotten no sleep
My eyes itch

You Are Not Alone

You are not alone. I feel it too. The fear. The panic. The uncertainty. The inability to take your mind off the news update every day. The worry you no longer have control over. The wonder about when we will have normalcy again.

10 Weird Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Me

I think it’s okay to be a bit weird or a bit quirky. It’s what makes you you so you should own it and not try to hide it. We all have things we do that are a bit far from ordinary that make us unique.

Short Poems on Quarantine Blues

This post contains a compilation of five short poems.

1. I MISS YOU

I wish we were quarantined together
because I’ve missed you more
in these past few days

POEM| The Right Time

There’s never a right time
It’s going to be scary
You will wonder if you’re sane
There will always be a reason to wait

Musings of a PMS Afflicted Woman

In bed but I can’t sleep. I check the time and it’s 2:00am. My legs ache like I ran all day and I’m feeling hot from the inside. The heat is so much it’s starting to transcend outside my body even though the air conditioning is on and I’m right underneath it.

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