MARIAM SHITTU

Tag: reality

  • POEM| Someone Out There Is Happy Because of You

    POEM| Someone Out There Is Happy Because of You

    Someone out there looks up to you. Someone out there is praying for what you have. Someone out there feels better because you exist.

  • POEM| Love is not Enough

    POEM| Love is not Enough

    love heals love hurts love trusts

  • POEM| Saturday Nights

    POEM| Saturday Nights

    Clad in my favorite romper No makeup, no heels A shot of tequila for the road

  • POEM| Everything is Complicated

    POEM| Everything is Complicated

    Every task is complicated Every goal is complicated Every show is complicated Every trend is complicated

  • Questions That Keep Me Up At Night

    Questions That Keep Me Up At Night

    Every night, when I’m going over the day’s events, questions I have unanswered pop up in my head, and I try to answer them. Sometimes, I fall asleep while trying to, and

  • I Should Be Excited Right?

    I Should Be Excited Right?

    The year is coming to an end. I should be excited right? I feel valued at work. I should be excited right? I’m getting some time off work soon. I should be excited right?

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

    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.

  • Can I Walk in Peace?

    Can I Walk in Peace?

    Since I came out of the compulsory fourteen days quarantine period for recent travellers, I’ve been going for walks around my neighbourhood instead of driving all the way to the Lekki/Ikoyi bridge. I still get my 5km in but I’ve been unable to take a walk alone in peace.

  • The World is Waiting

    The World is Waiting

    We’re in the middle of a global pandemic people are dying every day and hope seems so far away

  • POEM| No One Knows Tomorrow

    POEM| No One Knows Tomorrow

    I bet you’ve heard the saying no one knows tomorrow several times and thought well, the richest man in the world knows tomorrow

  • We All Need Therapy

    We All Need Therapy

    We all have fears We all have worries We all have demons We all have baggage

  • Is There More To Life?

    Is There More To Life?

    Is there more to life than waking up with an alarm every morning? Is there more to life than drinking green tea or coffee to get through the day? Is there more to life than working to save money to eat, shop and travel?