Once upon a time, I woke up put on my converse, took some money and my national ID and went out, I walked down the street and joined a march of protesters, at first I was intimidated by the numbers, standing on the side and chanting only in my head, then I started recognizing some […]
**Disclaimer: I am not going to edit this post, I will just let the ideas flow, so I am not sure if it is going to make any sense at the end, but it is my birthday so I get to do that** So it is my birthday again, the anniversary of the day I […]
P.S: This is my first time ever to try and write in Arabic, so I apologize in advance for any mistakes. أحدثك بلغة لم أعهد كتابتها لعلك تسمع… عن حقيقة هي في رحمتها كالخنجرالمسموم عن وحدة هي في بريقها كالغيوم عن غربة لا يؤنسها وطن أحدثك بلغة لمأعهدكتابتها لعلك تخشع … عن رحمة هي في قسوتها كالقانون عن حلم هو في عنفوانه كالمحموم عن […]
As published in September’s issue of Campus magazine (http://issuu.com/campusmagazine/docs/digital_issue_sep_2012) March 2011, the time when we believed an oppressive regime could be toppled in 18 days, was also the time we believed that the referendum on the constitution would be the happy ending to our Tahrirrian struggle. Consequently, a bunch of the “EDUCATED” ones decided to go […]
For before it was empty. Let’s drink together, spend the night talking about nothing and everything, let’s take it fast and undress each other off all our secrets, insecurities and doubts. Let’s face our demons, dare our happiest memories that the best is yet to come. For before it was withdrawn. In a dimension that […]
As published in Cilantro Central (Aug-Sept 2012) issue. “She was looking him directly in the eye, not sure if he can see her, the one who gave her an existence to lock her in it. Content being a wandering thought in his mind she was, until he pleaded and begged for her to materialize on […]
For all I know you do not exist. For all you know I do not exist. For all they know we sinned for letting each other in. My lips are aching of realizing how lonely they have become, my arms are numb, what else would they extend for, around, on and in. You taught me […]
Let your sighs weave my letters into words of sound, the sound of your bewildered heart as I hold you tight, the echo of my fears as you fade them out. Out are my wildest desires mooring in you. Let’s open another bottle, strip off our insecurities, secrets and doubts. Face our demons dare our […]
Crucifying dreams on a severed beat while praying for resurrection is what it is. You are you and I am me. We are not destined to be one. The we and us does not exist. Your invulnerability is unbearable. I am not the one to play the victim. I make a decision to bring myself […]
