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  August 2022     1 year ago

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REQUIEM

I measure every grief and swallow every poison my body craves,
I claw on the pieces of my skin leaving scars,
Damp as the red stains the sleeves of my shirt.

It burns and I bask in the space of broken dreams,
I smile with white lies on the...

– by Khadija Maulid

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Bittersweet Memories

I have missed playing gariir, it seems I have forgotten it,
The women chanting buraambur and I have missed the lively air when a Dhaanto is performed,
I have missed the sandy dry land I was born in.

I wish to see and live in a simple life,...

– by Khadija Maulid

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Oh my People

The night has fallen, and not everyone have all gone to sleep,
Behind every closed door, fearful eyes and desperate hearts pray,
They hope and wish for safety.

The thunderous shots of a thousand riffles called out with a likeness of raindrops,
...

– by Khadija Maulid

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