Missing Out On Memories

Terminal. And love isn't. Love is there after, long after. Love is so terrifying to me because it's gigantic, intense, and everywhere, which makes everything so much more painful. Every second feels like missing out. Frozen in the moment, trying to freeze time, anxious to make memories last because, very soon, they'll be all you'reContinue reading "Missing Out On Memories"

Things You May Find Hidden In My Ear by Mosab Abu Toha

Things You May Find Hidden In My Ear ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ From Amazon: Winner of the American Book Award, the Palestine Book Award and Arrowsmith Press's 2023 Derek Walcott Poetry Prize National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry Finalist “Written from his native Gaza, Abu Toha’s accomplished debut contrasts scenes of political violence with natural beauty."—The New York Times InContinue reading "Things You May Find Hidden In My Ear by Mosab Abu Toha"

Where to Eat in Paris? – The Best Places to Try Out

Where to Eat in Paris? The Best Places to Try Out We made our way along the riverAnd we sat down in the grass by the Eiffel tower Only we couldn't do that due to rain, but there's always next time. Nevertheless, we had fun, and now I'm here to give you a few recommendationsContinue reading "Where to Eat in Paris? – The Best Places to Try Out"

A Little Midnight Update

There are days for cleaning, and there are days for resting. Why stress about it? Not everything has to be impeccably clean all the time, and whoever's bothered by this doesn't need to come. - My grandma, when I was stressing about my dirty windows An Update? I Wish I Were More Creative With MyContinue reading "A Little Midnight Update"

2 Days in Paris: The best two-day itinerary

Hi, everyone! This poor blog of mine tends to suffer abandonment whenever I'm going through something or my life gets busy. I've been fighting off a high fever and a sore throat for a week now, surrounded by antibiotics, painkillers, and tissues. I've also been coughing for a month, trying and failing miserably to buildContinue reading "2 Days in Paris: The best two-day itinerary"

Aquatic & Lunar Soul

Aquatic & Lunar Soul: Lovers and Opposites Water is shifting and unpredictable. It is dreaming and wandering. The moon is a steady presence in the night. It is remembering and yearning. Looking at the sea, I think of the future. Looking at the moon, I remember the past. If I were a place, I'd beContinue reading "Aquatic & Lunar Soul"

The Words Of Gold

There was this poem we were discussing in class, something about the words of gold. It was already the end of the class, so we didn't have much time to talk about the poem because it wasn't the main topic for that day. We only mentioned it as an example, but it still stuck withContinue reading "The Words Of Gold"

Christmas 2023: No Lights in Bethlehem

Where I'm from, when we lose a loved one and are in mourning, we don't decorate for Christmas. We don't put up a tree, and we don't play any music. On Christmas Eve, when everybody in the neighborhood goes from door to door in celebration, we skip the jolliness and singing in that house, andContinue reading "Christmas 2023: No Lights in Bethlehem"

3 a.m. Thoughts: The Sound of a Violin in the Thunderstorm

It's 3 a.m. now, and I have my headphones on. I'm listening to a random playlist containing the two songs I know and random piano pieces. It stopped raining moments ago. 3 a.m. is my new bedtime curfew. Years ago, I cut my hair pixie style, hoping it would make me stop pulling it wheneverContinue reading "3 a.m. Thoughts: The Sound of a Violin in the Thunderstorm"