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The Emergency Contacts When I Messed Up!
Image Credit: Unsplash- Naitian (Tony) Wang Image Credit: Zahira Shaik Ft. Inspired by Serena Van Der Woodsen We live in a Population of 8.2 billion, And still mess up with the wrong ones, Then realize that it was never your type. Life gives us to overcome and face every stage, So that we can come…
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The Nightingale
Image Credit: Unsplash- Heye Jensen For a while, I held the nightingale, In my hands, as it sang, It’s heart to the sky. I danced to every melody; Every step felt like a walk into paradise. Its alluring voice, Was pleasing to hear, When dawn broke, the morning sky. Its laughter sounded like, A heartfelt…
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Trees Supply Free Oxygen
Image Credit: Freepik Nature is the most generous giver to all living beings. In recent times, I’ve noticed that many trees along highways and roadsides have been chopped or heavily trimmed. Large branches have been lopped off, reducing the shade once offered by trees that stood for decades, and some even for 50 to 100…
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The Accidental Heartthrob Part 5
Image Credit: Pexels- Asad Photo Maldives That didn’t take long, I mused. Roseann was bound to be the one to go down first. Shelly had brought her a glass of water, and Juan was telling her what to do from the door. Heaven forbid he step into the room and lend a hand. “Juan, why…
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Feathers from Afar: Family, Culture, And Reconciliation In The Joy Luck Club
Photo Credit: Freepik- DC Studio Wayne Wang’s The Joy Luck Club, released in 1993, remains a masterwork of emotional storytelling, resonating across generations and cultures with its nuanced exploration of mother-daughter relationships and the complexities of cultural identity. Adapted from Amy Tan’s novel, the film weaves together the stories of four Chinese immigrant mothers and…
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On Being The Soft One In A World That Doesn’t Hold You Gently
Image Credit: Unsplash- Derrick Payton A quiet reflection for the ones who feel everything too deeply. There’s something about moving through life with an open heart that feels almost foolish these days. Like it’s a flaw you were supposed to grow out of. A habit you should’ve learned to fix. Because softness isn’t fashionable. Not…
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The Resilient Matriarch
Image Credit: Freepik- stockking Despite the Zwane family’s dire circumstances, the household head seemed oblivious to his family’s struggles. While his wife worked tirelessly to provide for their five children, he spent most of his time at the local shebeen, leaving her to bear the burden alone. Like her husband, the mother was unemployed. She…
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The Samurai Who Fought With A Fan
Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons- Wakasugi What kind of weapons do you visualize when I say the word “Samurai”? Your mind probably thinks of katanas and most likely shurikens, especially if you’ve ever watched “Naruto”. But there is someone I would like to introduce you to: Honda Tadakatsu (1548–1610), a general in Japan’s Sengoku period. He…
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A Coole Place (Lady Gregory)
Image Credit: Lauren DeSantis A Lady walks along these grounds Where her grand house once stood. Her hand grazes The stone foundations; She walks beneath a stone archway And grasps the red barred doors. Swallows flit above her; She watches with ghostly eyes. Another turn past The redwood tree, And then past the autograph tree,…
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Through The Cracks
Image Credit: Unsplash- Rosemary Media Through the cracks I see her worth, Her beauty still shows The beauty that made us Every crack reveals strength A strength even beyond comprehension. From her beginning She was created strong, Her newly woven heart sparkled Her eyes ready to see the light Her voice innocent and pure Yes,…
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Twenty-Something
Image Credit: Unsplash- Dmitry Tomashek There is a restlessness in my bones, a constant hum that is never silent, I moved from the city to the sweet, calming nature of the sea, searching for something I can’t quite name. Some days I feel infinite— I am filled with possibility, like I could start over and…
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Letters 101
Image Credit: Unsplash- Jan Dreams can sometimes take you back in time. Memories make you live through the past; they’re really a time machine. I sometimes wonder if I could ever go back in time, where would I really go? 8th grade? Or maybe Kindergarten? Perhaps before school was even a thing. Maybe I’d go…
